Big Chicken, Novelty architecture restaurant in Marietta, US
Description
Big Chicken is a novelty architecture restaurant in Marietta, Georgia, crowned by a moving steel poultry structure. The mechanical figure towers above the entrance and extends several stories high along Cobb Parkway.
History
The building opened in 1956 as Johnny Reb's Chick-Chuck-'N'-Shake and received its signature poultry structure shortly after launching. A major renovation in 1993 renewed the mechanical components and preserved the architectural form for decades to come.
Culture
Local residents use the steel poultry sculpture as a navigation point when describing routes or arranging meeting spots in the area. Drivers passing by have relied on the building as a landmark along the busy road through town for decades.
Practical
The restaurant offers chicken sandwiches, chicken pieces, and milkshakes on its menu. Parking spaces sit directly in front of the entrance along the main road.
Did you know?
The mechanical figure's eyes rotate in their sockets while the beak opens and closes rhythmically. These movements run throughout the day and catch the attention of drivers traveling on the nearby highway.
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