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"In 1963, the owner of a drive-in greasy spoon hatched a big idea. St. Louis
could have its arch; New York could keep its Lady Liberty-what Marietta
needed was a chicken. And thus Tubby Davis, owner of Johnny Reb's
Restaurant, and an egghead Georgia Tech engineering student built the
world's first and only post-modern cubist steel chicken. Built with
locally-milled bars and plates from Atlantic Steel, the 50-foot Big Chicken
is still the most recognizable landmark in North Atlanta." (1)
In an on going effort to create more regional landmarks for my train layout
I have added the Marietta, Georgia BIG CHICKEN.
You can see some pictures of the chic at:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1336
The eyes do roll and the beak opens and closes, all power by a 9v micro
motor for nice slow even movement.
jt
(1) taken from an article written by Justin Williams for
Atlanta.citysearch.com
http://atlanta.citysearch.com/E/V/ATLGA/0011/16/82/
--
James J. Trobaugh
North Georgia LEGO Train Club
http://www.ngltc.org
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