winters in buffalo Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Great update. On a related note, the KFC near me is doing a complete overhaul of the actual restaurant. I was only in there once before, and it was a total hole. The new look is pretty nice. Major upgrades on both accounts. Still not much of a fan of their food, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeaks4 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I found this last night and thought it was pretty cool.KFC logo first seen from spaceand heres the video of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 When I lived in Louisville (KFC is owned by Yum! Brands, headquartered in Louisville), they did a major redesign of one local franchise. In fact, they tore down the existing building and built the new one from scratch.Anyway, it had the original Kentucky Fried Chicken wordmark, and had more of a sheet metal motif (like Chiplote, kind of) with bold colors in random shapes along the walls. I wish I had a picture. It looked pretty cool though, more like a space-age fast food restaurant than the regular KFCs. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwtrailtrekker Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 the majority of stores in Western Washington I've seen use either the 1978 or 1991 logo (mostly 91.) ive seen only a few with the 1997 logo. none with the new one yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMadSport Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Reminds me of the Houston Astros.Reminds me of a bucket of chicken, with the way that trapezoid behind the Colonel is positioned.Both the Taco Bells in my area still use the old color scheme, which I like much better than the purple.There's also an old-style KFC, that still has the full "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and the old colonel.I miss the older Burger Kings and Pizza Huts. They just looked nicer than the more updated ones.On the West side of Green Bay, WI, there's a McDonald's restaurant that still has the classic Golden Arch sign (with Speedy) from the 1950s. I think it may be one of the last McDonald's marquees from the 50s that are still in use. It's an interesting clash in eras in that the 50s sign is in front of a modern McDonald's building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Meningocele Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Reminds me of a bucket of chicken, with the way that trapezoid behind the Colonel is positioned.Wow, you're right. I didn't see that before, but that's pretty slick--if intentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwtrailtrekker Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 can you find the secret message? lol this is so stupidhttp://www.kfc.com/facefromspace/default.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronChefShark Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Still not much of a fan of their food, though.I guess once you go Kentucky Fried Possum you never go back US state flag concepts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulsive106 Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 When I lived in Louisville (KFC is owned by Yum! Brands, headquartered in Louisville), they did a major redesign of one local franchise. In fact, they tore down the existing building and built the new one from scratch.Anyway, it had the original Kentucky Fried Chicken wordmark, and had more of a sheet metal motif (like Chiplote, kind of) with bold colors in random shapes along the walls. I wish I had a picture. It looked pretty cool though, more like a space-age fast food restaurant than the regular KFCs.I concur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 That's the exact location I was speaking of. How'd you find it? 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulsive106 Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 That's the exact location I was speaking of. How'd you find it?I'd actually seen a better version of the front where the "KFC" wordmark is, but I couldn't find it after finding it the first time. It took me a while to find it though. I was surprised to find out this has been up since April 2005, as well as the new logo.http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/f...-kfc-usat_x.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclopsis Joe Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 can you find the secret message? lol this is so stupidhttp://www.kfc.com/facefromspace/default.aspWhy yes, yes I can.Also, the Princeton (Indiana) hasn't switched. I drove by there today just to see the 1991 version. I don't speak for democrats, democrats don't speak for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 The closest kfc to me, as well as 2 other kfc's like 15 minutes away have the 1991 signs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleujayone Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Y'know I still remember years and years ago when my younger brother thought the old logo was Col. Sanders's head placed on a tiny stick figure body. He hadn't quite realized at that young age that it was a tie, and yet I wasn't able to look at that logo the same way again.No real point to make just an old memory... We all have our little faults. Mine's in California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeaks4 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Y'know I still remember years and years ago when my younger brother thought the old logo was Col. Sanders's head placed on a tiny stick figure body. He hadn't quite realized at that young age that it was a tie, and yet I wasn't able to look at that logo the same way again.No real point to make just an old memory...Neither will I now. Thats good stuff right there.This will definitely come off as one of those "BS" stories to most, but believe it or not, my dad was actually really good friends with the Col. grandson in high school and meet him many times. From what my father says, he was a grumpy old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDX Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 The new one is now in the UK seen two of them today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 ...and there was an Arby's in Tennessee that I saw that still had the big, huge "Arby's Roast Beef Sandwiches" cowboy hat sign...tWe have some of those here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 When I lived in Louisville (KFC is owned by Yum! Brands, headquartered in Louisville), they did a major redesign of one local franchise. In fact, they tore down the existing building and built the new one from scratch.Anyway, it had the original Kentucky Fried Chicken wordmark, and had more of a sheet metal motif (like Chiplote, kind of) with bold colors in random shapes along the walls. I wish I had a picture. It looked pretty cool though, more like a space-age fast food restaurant than the regular KFCs.I concur.I like the look of it. trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 the closest taco bell to me still has this logoYeah so does the one on route 440 in my city... Well at least the outside of it> trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBear Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 On the West side of Green Bay, WI, there's a McDonald's restaurant that still has the classic Golden Arch sign (with Speedy) from the 1950s. I think it may be one of the last McDonald's marquees from the 50s that are still in use. It's an interesting clash in eras in that the 50s sign is in front of a modern McDonald's building.And here's a photo of that sign, which was re-wired and renovated about a year ago: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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