Here in Evansville we still have an original Kentucky Fried Chicken building standing. It is sitting empty but it has the original roof (painted an ugly brown) with its cupola intact.
The old restaurants had the sign with the lighted arrow pointing towards the building with the bucket of chicken attached. Now days, people are in such a hurry to eat we have even shortened the name to KFC, just to save time.
Kentucky Fried Chicken originated in Corbin Kentucky and are now Headquartered in Louisville Kentucky. Good ol Mister Sanders.
I heard Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their name to "KFC" back in the 70's, when people started to realize fried food was bad for you, and they didn't want the word "Fried" in their name...
Take a pic of that KFC! We'd love to see it! :)
I could be wrong, but I dont think Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their signage over to KFC until the 1990's. That is when many retaurants joined the "trend" to shorten their name. ei: Long John Silvers to LJS
Actually, Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their name in 1991 because of the "fried" in the name.
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
That is when many retaurants joined the "trend" to shorten their name. ei: Long John Silvers to LJS
Also Dairy Queen now uses "DQ" :yup:
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
I heard Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their name to "KFC" back in the 70's, when people started to realize fried food was bad for you, and they didn't want the word "Fried" in their name...
they changed it to KFC in 1991 i believe i dont think it was the 70's but anyway i had one near me but it closed down in 1998 and was replced by a car rential place in 2003
the Twister is good
We only have two KFC restaurants left in Evansville, plus one KFC/Taco Bell combo unit. In the 1970's and 80's Evansville was home to 7 or 8 of them.
We have KFC in New Britain CT and then there's one in Rocky Hill with the classic sign spelling out the name.
Don't forget about the bucket and the original KFC
seen in this trio of pics!:bounce:
I very vividly remember the roadside signs with the bucket of chicken at the top, but never saw the mammouth red bird sign like the pic posted. Where was that store?
I was in Louisville KY today (World headquarters of KFC) and I saw the brand new, just opened restaruant on Bardstown Road. It is the new concept and the name "Kentucky Fried Chicken" is clearly spelled out completely on the building.
So much for the "only" using KFC logo. :hurt:
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
I was in Louisville KY today (World headquarters of KFC) and I saw the brand new, just opened restaruant on Bardstown Road. It is the new concept and the name "Kentucky Fried Chicken" is clearly spelled out completely on the building.
So much for the "only" using KFC logo. :hurt:
WOW EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN!:o
THEY'RE PLANNING TO CHANGE BACK TO KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN!?:question::question::question::huh:
maybe this " shortened intials for company name" thing is dying out after all!:o
The new location in Louisiville is very different looking from any KFC building I have ever seen before. Again, I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that Louisville is the KFC headquarters city, or might this be the "future" look of new KFC stores......It looks really nice.
hears what hapend to my old KFC:no:
That is funny because one of our closed KFC's also turned into an Enterprise Rental Car outlet. Who would have tied rental cars and fried chicken together.....:roll:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB
Has anyone saw the new KFC ad recently?
it starts basically like this:
old black guy comes along stops in front of tennage guys on mpg cell phones etc.
He says this to them " Back then in my day we never heard of MP3s,or PSPs or KFC......"
The young group stops playing with their electronic gizmo toys and give the old guy a stare.
old guy continues ".....back then we called it Kentucky Fried Chicken."
the young group of teens shoves the KFC buckets towards him with a smile
The annoucer says something like this "Come back to the timeless delicious yet old school taste of Kentucky Fried chicken"
at one point the Bucket in a spinning closeup shot says KFC spins and changes to Kentucky Fried Chicken.
at the end of the ad the announcer says this "Only at Kentucky Fried Chicken"
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THE FULL NAME WAS SAID AND SPELLED OUT ON TV "KENTUCKY FREID CHICKEN" NO LIE!:saint:
Yep, I saw this ad, it is real. I thought they got sued by the State of Kentucky because they were not allowed to use a state's name to represent a product or something like that. Maybe it was just a rumor.
I've heard some scary stories from our local KFC. The latest one was in the news around here when a lady found a cocroach cooked into her chicken. Even just being in there it is a very ghetto-ish atmosphere... I do like the other KFC's in Worcester though, especially the KFC/Taco Bell dual's.
Perhaps cockroaches are part of the original 11 herbs and spices that KFC used to brag about.....:D:D
This is my favorite sign. :bigsmile:
Have you seen that commercial for the 99 cent chicken sandwiches where the two guys are walking past Hall's Dollar Store? Well, I noticed that in front of the store are Ames carts! Look next time you see the commercial.
Memphis, TN.
http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/kfc.html
Antioch, IL.
http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/kfc.html
Olney, IL.
http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/kfc.html
Maquokata, IA.
http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/kfc.html
Tall KFC sign in Elizabethtown, KY.
http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/kfc.html
Sioux Falls, SD.
http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/kfc.html
Normal, IL.
http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/kfc.html
this kentucky fried chicken is in waterville maine in the downtown area.
this kentucky fried chicken is in Augusta maine down the road from Augusta marketplace.
KFC/Pizza Hut in Jacksonville, Fl.
(http://www.dav-linconstruction.com/images/yumlg.jpg)
http://www.dav-linconstruction.com/rest3.html
Henderson KY
Old "original receipe" KFC building located in Henderson KY
The old building has not been a KFC for over 20 years now and currently serves as a used car lot.
This somewhat new KFC in Evansville IN was not in business for very long, but has deteriorated rapidly in recent years.
Evansville In
Evansville IN
Evansville IN:(
Former Evansville IN location
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
This somewhat new KFC in Evansville IN was not in business for very long, but has deteriorated rapidly in recent years.
Our local KFC (PFK) has the same building style, but is not going to close anytime soon, it's always busy.
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
This somewhat new KFC in Evansville IN was not in business for very long, but has deteriorated rapidly in recent years.
Our local KFC (PFK) has the same building style, but is not going to close anytime soon, it's always busy.
where is this KFC?
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
This somewhat new KFC in Evansville IN was not in business for very long, but has deteriorated rapidly in recent years.
Our local KFC (PFK) has the same building style, but is not going to close anytime soon, it's always busy.
What does PFK stand for??
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
This somewhat new KFC in Evansville IN was not in business for very long, but has deteriorated rapidly in recent years.
Our local KFC (PFK) has the same building style, but is not going to close anytime soon, it's always busy.
What does PFK stand for??
Poulet Frit Kentucky (french for Kentucky Fried Chicken)
Our KFC in Kingston had a bad kitchen fire this past Wednesday. You could smell the chicken for about a 5 mile radius of the location.
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
This somewhat new KFC in Evansville IN was not in business for very long, but has deteriorated rapidly in recent years.
Our local KFC (PFK) has the same building style, but is not going to close anytime soon, it's always busy.
What does PFK stand for??
Poulet Frit Kentucky (french for Kentucky Fried Chicken)
Interesting, Thanks A lot!!
here is the KFC in sandwhich il
from http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/tacobell.html
This is the KFC/Taco Bell Combo store in East Greenbush at the Route 9/20 and Route 4 intersection. This store started out as a KFC and later had the Taco Bell added (so much so that from this shot you'd think it was a Taco Bell with unusual red awnings!).
KFC actually had an older store just across & down the road on Route 4 - many years ago it closed for "remodel" while the road was being orked on and never re-opened. It's now a Mr. Subb. This location was built about 15 +/- years later - who knows why the long break.
This location is on Kunker Road, just off Route 9 across (opposite corners) from the Latham Circle Mall in Latham. They had a fire about 6-8 months ago and it looks like nothing has been done since. This is an older location, and there is already a Taco-LJS down the road, so I don't know what they have in mind (if anything).
The first is the Poughkeepsie store on Main Street - the building has been redone, but was there for a bit, as seen by the older sign at the rear driveway.
Second is the Western Avenue location (below Crossgates) - another older location.
Third is the Central Ave Colonie location - also an older store.
The first photo is one I missed before of the Kingston location, on Ulster Ave near Route 32 - There were barrels blocking part of the driveway (you can see a bit of one at the far bottom right) - not sure why. The Stewart's is off to the right of the shot (but the sign was in the way!).
The little photo on the top right and the big one in the middle are both of the Cobleskill location on Route 7 - the smaller one shows it from afar (with another pesky sign for something else in the way) and the bigger one is an extreme close up of the front.
The last photo is in Oneonta - I think it was on Route 7 more in the main part of town, but am not totally sure.
The barrels are there because the restaurant had a bad kitchen fire a couple months ago. Recently, the restaurant has been gutted out, so I don't know what will happen. The closest KFC to here is Poughkeepsie.
Nampa, ID
KFC in Bangor on Broadway, between McDonalds and the now closed Friendly's.
I saw this KFC in latham new york on MArch 21, 2006 and it was still boarded up. WHY NOT REOPEN IT? despite that there was a fire! Well there is a boston market near it.
here is the one in norwich ny, with as usual a taco bell inside.
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
KFC in Bangor on Broadway, between McDonalds and the now closed Friendly's.
With that glass enclosure, is there any chance of that site being a former Wendy's?
QuoteOriginally posted by tomasher
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
KFC in Bangor on Broadway, between McDonalds and the now closed Friendly's.
With that glass enclosure, is there any chance of that site being a former Wendy's?
Yeah it looks like other glass enclosures found at Wendy's but i believe it's a "real" KFC..
This KFC is on State Street (Route 5) in Schenectady.
KFC in carmel NY across from the Ames plaza (the middle)
Not that it matters to me, but the three KFC's I've been to in Bristol, Southington, and Avon, Connecticut are all owned by people of Middle Eastern Decent. Is this common elsewhere?
The aforementioned one in Bristol was orginally located on Farmington Avenue (Route 6) near an abandoned dairy. After the moved down the street this locaiton was shoe store briefly and a successful Produce Store. After the Produce Store moved becuase they needed more space this locaiton has had a few stints as small Unsuccessful Restaurants. Part of this is due to the fact the building is so small they can only fit in a few tables. Most recently the building was home to a small place called Chevy's Drive-in, but I'm not sure if it's still open.
The one in New Britain, CT was orignally located on Corbin Avenue, but burned down in the late 80s or early 90s. They built a new location on West Main Street. The Corbin Avenue location is now a carwash.
The food court at the Meriden Sqaure Mall had a KFC-Taco Bell-Arthur Treacher's Combo deals. It closed down sometime last year and as of a few months ago is still vacant.
Well, Marc, I don't see Middle Eastern people working at my KFC, but it is common for restaurants to take people from other countries and have them work there. Mexican people work at probably half the Tim Hortons' and Dunkin' Donuts. And you gotta love their popcorn chicken!!!!;);):insane::insane:
east hartford ct in northern part of town
cromwell ct near stop and shop
KFc in middletown CT
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
KFc in middletown CT
middletown ct
meriden ct east main st
vernon ct
manchester ct near the toys r us plaza.
manchester ct on broad st
rocky hill / wethersfield ct
bloomfield ct
hartford ct albany ave
bristol ct
the kfc west hartford ct down the road from the old ames
kfc new britain ct
southington ct
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
This somewhat new KFC in Evansville IN was not in business for very long, but has deteriorated rapidly in recent years.
Our local KFC (PFK) has the same building style, but is not going to close anytime soon, it's always busy.
Here it is again in 2006
waterbury ct lakewood ave
waterbury ct thomaston rd and main st
kfc in danbury ct near brookfield
the one in peekskill ny
hears the kfc in ossing new york there also use to be one buy me that closed in 1998 it satyed vacant till 2003 when it became a car rental place it was righta across the street from target
KFC in westbrook me
KFC in saco me (it was renovated within 1 year)
KFC in laconia nh
KFC in tilton
the one in lewiston me
brunswick me one
one in skowhegan me
bangor me
kfc in brewer me
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kfc in brewer me
brewer me
kfc in old town / orono me
what appears to be an old kfc in houlton me
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
what appears to be an old kfc in houlton me
new kfc in houlton me
the kfc in presque isle me (THE NORTHERN MOST ONE IN MAINE AND THE US)
kfc ellsworth me
kfc in rockport me
in malone ny
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
in malone ny
sign of malone one
ashtabula oh
Former Evansville Indiana location turned used car lot.
KFC in warren pa
Former Beverly Mass location
Former Columbus Ohio location
Cleveland Ohio
have u been to it and what do u like to order when u go to it
i love evey thing at the webster ma tacobell /kfc
Wwefan, where are you from? I've lived in Dudley my entire life!
webster ma nare empier wok used to live in boring oxford
No way how did you hear about this site? I was a mgr at Webster Papa Ginos for like 3 years!
i been on it before just never took time to sing it i was looking up old pics of amesand found this site
Former KFC in Largo, FL being used as a Park and Ride bus terminal.
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QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
Former Beverly Mass location
There were two old KFC's in Northern New York. One was on Mill Street off Public Square in Downtown Watertown, the other was on Maple Street in Downtown Potsdam. They both had this style of building. The Watertown building was torn down for a parking lot. The Potsdam building became a local restaurant called "The Chicken Place" before going out of business and the building was torn down to make room for a convenience store.
Former old-school KFC in Stamford, CT. Was replaced by a newer restaurant a few blocks down the road during the mid eighties.
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(http://media.canada.com/canwest/112/kfc11142006.jpg)
(http://www.ofb.net/~epstein/sl/0412/20041222-kfc-jamaica.jpg)
(http://architecture.myninjaplease.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/kfc-2.jpg)
(http://www.sixthseal.com/images/kfc%20sibu.jpg)
(http://99w.com/evilsam/ff/kfc.jpg)
The current location in Largo, FL
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And a better look at the KFC turned Park and Ride
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/JetsLuvver/Other%20pics/psta3.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/JetsLuvver/Other%20pics/psta2.png)
Recently closed KFC in Portsmouth, NH.
You know it surprises me that they haven't either closed or renovated my local KFC into a KFC/Taco Bell. NOBODY ever goes there, the service is terrible, and the store is very dirty and not a desirable place to eat at, although the food is good. Everybody goes to the McDonald's across the street, and I think I once heard the workers inside commenting on it. I would love for it to become a KFC/Taco Bell and hire some more employees, because I bet that if they added a TB they would get way more than 1 customer a day and a lot of people would actually go there.
QuoteOriginally posted by FearlessSwan
Former old-school KFC in Stamford, CT. Was replaced by a newer restaurant a few blocks down the road during the mid eighties.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/JetsLuvver/Other%20pics/kfc.png)
I wonder if ANY KFC restaurants nowadays still have the classic original recipe look like that one?
Here's a KFC/Taco Bell/Pizza Hut combo in Georgia that I took the picture of in February 2007:
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
I never saw the mammouth red bird sign like the pic posted. Where was that store?
It is in Marietta, Georgia. There is a neat write-up of it with a vintage picture and a current picture on this site called Roadside America (http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/7021). :)
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
What does PFK stand for??
Poulet Frit Kentucky (french for Kentucky Fried Chicken)
Here's another PFK with Pizza Hut in Quebec City, Canada.
Southington, CT KFC. Pic taken today 2/21/09. Locals call it Kentucky Fried Rat. Pic taken from my car parked across the street in Queen Plaza. This KFC was the site of a PETA protest back in 03.
peta should just give up ift we want to eat kfc its our chose they might like it so they dont have to eat it
Thinking back on the day PETA held its protest at the KFC, my friend who was program director of the local radio station interviewed someone from PETA on his show and they told him PETA's ultimate goal was for everyone in the world to become vegetarians. As for the PETA protest itself that was being held because the chickens raised by KFC were supposedly being abused.
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
Thinking back on the day PETA held its protest at the KFC, my friend who was program director of the local radio station interviewed someone from PETA on his show and they told him PETA's ultimate goal was for everyone in the world to become vegetarians. As for the PETA protest itself that was being held because the chickens raised by KFC were supposedly being abused.
I'm against PETA. I mean who on earth would brainwash people into thinking we could all be vegetarians?! I think that's ludicrous from a meat connoisseur's standpoint. We should all be free to choose what we eat, and don't let these organizations tell you otherwise.
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
I'm against PETA. I mean who on earth would brainwash people into thinking we could all be vegetarians?! I think that's ludicrous from a meat connoisseur's standpoint. We should all be free to choose what we eat, and don't let these organizations tell you otherwise.
I agree with you 100%. And as for them protesting because the animals were abused? Um, I don't really care. As long as they taste good in the final product I don't really care if they were abused. It's not like household domesticated pets that were being abused, which is sad and needs to stop.
i been eating kfc all my life well all but the time my town didnet have one for a year then reopend closer to me with the tacobell
As far as the whole PETA thing goes, I can see why they give KFC a hard time. They have always been ranked the very worst by PETA in terms of animal rights. Their biggest complaint is how horrible the short lived chicken's life is before they become KFC product. I'm not a vegan, but I admit it is a little messed up.
They are usually trapped in a small crowded cage, fed genetically altered stuff to make them become really plump and fat at a really young age. Then put on an assembly line of death. It's a grim story, but KFC is good I have to admit.
Sure, pro-meat people make a good argument. But it's the means in which we have come to in the treatment of the animals that PETA people dislike the most, not just the fact that we are eating animals.
thats why god made chickens so we whould have somthing to eat im allways going to eat at kfc this peta group was proetesting a few years ago in worcster almost casuseing a big pole up on the highway by hangeing a sing up over the highway and the state police sayed they wont allow them to protest in the state again ift they do they will go to jail
I like and respect animals and I agree that it is wrong and messed up when they are abused the way KFC does. There are more humane ways of doing what they do, for example the controlled air method that Burger King uses, which doesn't cause actual pain to the chickens. However, at the same token, I think it's wrong that PETA is trying to dictate what we all eat. They were never given the right to make decisions for us, they don't have any power over us. And besides that, they have killed thousands of dogs and cats for unknown reasons, there are several websites that can prove this. They are pretty much an all-around fascist and hypocritical organization who even advocates arson. I will probably continue to eat meat. Besides, there will always be a good amount of animals on Earth - they should just take solace in that fact.
lol no one ever thinks that about kfc here ours at times have a full parking lot and a long line at ther drive thru and most of them are odering off the kfc meun i had them sat got a 16 pice bucket meal and it was the best juciest mosit tender chicken i ever had
KFC has brought back Chicken Nuggets at my local Southington store.
6 pieces $2.29
10 pieces $3.29
20 pieces $5.29
kool our kfc dont got nugets yet but ours makes great nachos in ther tacobell part
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
KFC has brought back Chicken Nuggets at my local Southington store.
6 pieces $2.29
10 pieces $3.29
20 pieces $5.29
Now when you say "brought back", do you mean the same nuggets they used to serve up until the mid-90s?
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
KFC has brought back Chicken Nuggets at my local Southington store.
6 pieces $2.29
10 pieces $3.29
20 pieces $5.29
Now when you say "brought back", do you mean the same nuggets they used to serve up until the mid-90s?
I dunno homie. I didn't order them. All I know is the sign says "Chicken Nuggets Are Back".
our old kfc never had nugets same with the new one hmmmm i wonder ift ours will
Here is a renovated/updated KFC located in Toronto Canada.
thats right kfc will be adding grilled chicken to ther meun my cousion got a coupon for ther new grilled chicken today when he was at tacobell
Kentucky "Fried" Chicken adding grilled Chix to it's menu, kind of doesn't seem right. But people are eatting healthier.
yea in the hand out kfc in town is givveing out it lookes good i plan on tying it but i mostley oder off the tacobell side
i grew up on kfc but the kfc in aburn and webster i went to were shut down thank god both towns allowed for a new one to go up with the addion of tacobell
Its very good They have been selling it here in Indy for 6 months at least In fact a lot of the restaraunts say kentucky Fried grilled chicken its very good I recomend it
yea i will be trying it i had them fo dinner last night had ther 16 pice meal with slaw and mashed pattioes and it was just right i will pobley be tyring the griled chicken the day after it is out
wwefan (and all who apply), I'm not going to tell you again. Clean up your posts and make them readable and by god use a spellcheck. We all have to read your sloppy posts.
the one in webster ma is for sale hers in fo for the auction
http://www.zekosgroup.com/websterauction.html
Heres a former KFC in Lowell Mass now Top Dounut
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Last time I was at the one in Southington they put some of the Grilled Chicken on the buffet. I got 2 small pieces. YUCK! They need to stick to what they know - Original Recipe and Extra Crispy! And they need to bring back the BBQ Chicken.
any of u ever have this happen at a kfc
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um isnt that list every kind of piece of chicken? lol Might as well just say they are out of chicken.
haha yea i guse they wanted to list them all
I remember as a kid I thought the giant bucket sign was where they kept all the chicken pieces and when somebody placed an order the employee would pull a lever and the chicken pieces dropped into the little bucket all cooked and ready to eat. Also as for the whole rumor about them changing their name to de-emphasize the whole fried thing or because they can't call what they serve chicken anymore because of genetic experiments both are false. I have seen Kentucky Fried Chicken Places with the name fully spelled out as part of the signage. They call themselves KFC for the same reason Pizza Hut are calling themselves "The Hut" and Radio Shack are calling themselves "The Shack" is because it's supposedly easier to remember not because of health concerns or Frankencreatures.
haha kfc still spels out ther full name on the on in my town webster ma but in aburn ma they just have it listed as kfc
QuoteOriginally posted by jmcnamara96
Heres a former KFC in Lowell Mass now Top Dounut
Looks like it was a combo KFC and A&W (I think)?
i thought it was kfc/taco bell
QuoteOriginally posted by jmcnamara96
i thought it was kfc/taco bell
no it definitely was A&W, the brown checker board pattern on the building is A&Ws building style.
i want kfc sooooooo bad
Yep, that is definitely a former KFC/A&W it looks just like the one in Bridgeton, NJ.
The one in Chambersburg, PA still has an old school pylon sign!
QuoteOriginally posted by nims57
The one in Chambersburg, PA still has an old school pylon sign!
Just checked this one out and I'm not sure which location you're talking about. The one I looked at on Lincoln Highway East does not have an old sign.
How about a picture or some more info, might help the rest of us!
the old kfc here is going to become a pizza place set to open in january will have pics up tonight
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
QuoteOriginally posted by nims57
The one in Chambersburg, PA still has an old school pylon sign!
Just checked this one out and I'm not sure which location you're talking about. The one I looked at on Lincoln Highway East does not have an old sign.
How about a picture or some more info, might help the rest of us!
Did you see the high freeway sign?
Quote from: Zayre88 on April 27, 2006, 06:31:31 PM
KFC in Bangor on Broadway, between McDonalds and the now closed Friendly's.
It closed and apparently became something else and that also closed.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5172130414_28f2bbe815.jpg)
The former East Lyme KFC is becoming a Gourmet take-out place.
http://www.theday.com/article/20110301/BIZ02/303019997/
The KFC that was located at Acamdey & Byberry Road, in Philadelphia, PA became first a Beneficial Bank, and currently a Trumark Federal Credit Union location
The famous KFC in Marietta, GA
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The former KFC/Nathans/Arthur Treachers at the Westfield Meiden Square Mall, which closed several years ago is becoming a new place called Chicken Now.
Thought I'd share this...
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120607/BIZ/206070347
Proof that family businesses should always have a succession plan; you never know when you might need it!
The 2 KFC's in Danbury closed as a result of this
August 1, 2012 shot of the Southington KFC located at 866 Queen Street. It was raining when I took the picture from my car across the street. Nothing has changed since the last shot I took of them.
There are 3 locations in Connecticut that have all-you-can-eat. Bristol, Southington, and Torrington. Right now Bristol and Southington are offering all-you-can-eat for just $6 plus tax including a soft drink! This deal is on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday only.
The former KFC in Wallingford, CT is becoming Mozzicato's Bakery - a popular bakery with locations in Hartford and Plainville.
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/wallingford/article_3a33d16c-e832-11e2-b57f-001a4bcf887a.html
Kentucky Fried Chicken no longer has a franchise within the borders of Maine's largest city. This KFC at Woodford's Corner along Forest Avenue, one of the busiest traffic corridors in the state, closed recently. This was a small restaurant with longstanding and increasingly challenging ingress and egress issues.
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http://maine.eater.com/archives/2014/03/05/portlands-kfc-is-kaput.php
^This KFC is going to become a gourmet burger joint. The old KFC franchisee still owns the property and is looking for a spot to put a KFC/Taco Bell combo nearby.
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All of the KFC's in my area appear to be transitioning into new buildings.
The KFC at 12825 Eureka Road in Southgate, MI, as it appeared eleven months ago. Nothing has changed since.
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It hasn't always been at this location, though-it relocated there from a Fort Street address in neighboring Wyandotte in 1988. Here's what that location looked like in 1966.
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Even the current Eureka Road location didn't look like that when it opened in 1988-it received that architectural style during a 2002-2003 remodel.
Quote from: Hudsons81 on August 03, 2014, 12:23:01 PM
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Here's what that building currently looks like as of today.
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In Philadelphia, Pa, there is a former KFC location that is now home to a Credit Union, called Trumark Credit Union. Turmark started in 1939 as Philadelphia Telco Credit Union by a handful of Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania (Bell of Pennsylvania) employees.
As part of KFC's 75th anniversary they are bringing back Colonel Sanders. New commercials will begin airing on Memorial Day and will feature Darrell Hammond from Saturday Night Live as Colonel Sanders.
The one in Southington, Connecticut is seriously lacking in maintenance. I went there in October and the urinal in the men's room was out of order. 2 weeks later it was still out of order. In November I went they removed the urinal. As of January 22nd,, 2017 it still hasn't been replaced.
By the end of 2018 KFC will stop using chickens raised with human antibiotics.
http://www.necn.com/news/national-international/KFC-to-Stop-Using-Chickens-Raised-Human-Antibiotics-418623843.html
The other location in town, a newer KFC/Taco Bell combo under separate ownership, will remain open. Note the mansard roof McD's in the background! This must have been one of the last remaining units with the Colonel's Buffet, which Yum Brands has been trying to eradicate. An attempt to keep the last one in Canada operating became a cause celebre last year.
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http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/04/28/kfc-on-western-avenue-in-augusta-closes/
The Kenny King's restaurants in Ohio served Kentucky Fried Chicken dinners from the beginning until they folded in the mid-1990s.
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This KFC was converted to an Italian restaurant.
I wonder if their spaghetti sauce is "Finger-Lickin' Good"...
Source: Not Fooling Anybody
http://notfoolinganybody.com/original-restaurants/
My local KFC in Willimantic:
Sorry this is blurry, this was from June:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4502/37221354794_14aab73f51_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YH8b1s)
KFC (Willimantic, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/YH8b1s) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
This wasn't focused that well, but it's from October:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4470/36933388914_733c641327_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YgFgMu)
KFC (Willimantic, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/YgFgMu) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
How is it on the inside? The one in Southington is dirty, old, and run down on the inside. Last October the urinal in the men's room broke. 3 weeks later it was still broken. 2 weeks after that it was removed and never was replaced.
I don't know, it's been at least 2 years since I was last inside. Maybe I'll come back tonight.
The one in Southington, CT is finally getting remodeled. I wonder if they're going to taking out the buffet. Don't expect any photos from me when they're done. I was banned from there after I sent a complaint email on KFC.COM about how nasty and rude their manager (owner?) is to me all the time when I used to go there regularly.
The finished the remodel in Southington. While I haven't been in there, I know they took out the buffet because they covered up the All-You-Can-Eat part of their sign.
Now through the end of the year KFC will be serving Chicken and Waffles. First heard a DJ talking about it on Kool Radio (96.1/990 in Southington) yesterday. Today I saw an ad for it on CMT during a rerun of the sitcom Reba on CMT.
In Imlay City, Michigan, where I used to work for Ames, there is a place called
Maryland Fried Chicken.
It is still there, and apparently is part of a small chain.
https://www.marylandfriedchicken.net/directory/categories/restaurants
Any place named after a state which is south of the Mason-Dixon Line
HAS to have good fried chicken, doesn't it? ???
Quote from: TheFugitive on January 24, 2019, 04:21:32 PM
In Imlay City, Michigan, where I used to work for Ames, there is a place called
Maryland Fried Chicken.
It is still there, and apparently is part of a small chain.
https://www.marylandfriedchicken.net/directory/categories/restaurants
Any place named after a state which is south of the Mason-Dixon Line
HAS to have good fried chicken, doesn't it? ???
There was one in Forestville (Bristol), Connecticut in the 70s. It was in the Pine Plaza, which was ripped down and rebuilt in 98. There was also one in New Britain in the Stanley Plaza on Slater Road. The plaza has since been razed. Separate owners.
It looks like aside from the one store in Michigan the rest of them are all in the South.
Georgia and Florida primarily.
Ironically enough, to those people Maryland is in the North.
Here's how this Kentucky Fried Checken in Willimantic, CT looks like in between those 4 months!
First Pic: 4 months earlier -- 1997-era Red, White & Blue crown building
Second Pic: Now -- remodeled, sounds more Kentuckier, eh?