The very first time I went to visit my grandfather on my own in my own car, I was given these directions: "head down 130 until about 5 miles before where the dr

The very first time I went to visit my grandfather on my own in my own car, I was given these directions: "head down 130 until about 5 miles before where the drive-thru was". (a) It hadn't been there for more than 25 years before this (b) BEFORE it?