Photograph of the counter in the Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner located in Lakewood, Colorado. The diner is an exceptionally well-preserved example of prefabricated stainless steel diner construction. Even at the time of its completion in 1957, it was a rare western example of the building type, and its large, neon lighted cowboy sign remains an excellent example of mid-twentieth-century roadside advertising. In 1958, the Davies family was awarded what is believed to have been the first Colorado franchise for Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Original photograph held by The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, History Colorado
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