The three pages of Kentucky images include photos from the original Kentucky Fried Chicken location on this page. The two subsequent pages are photos from the 41st Street Rod Nationals Plus in Louisville.
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Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum - Corbin, Kentucky
May 2010

Sanders catered to the needs of the auto traveling public with a gas station, motel, and restaurant. He believed automobile travel would become big. He didn't find much success with this original venture, but Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC, later become a world-wide success.

Marking the spot where history was made.
[Birth of Kentucky Fried Chicken roadside marker with details of the beginings.]

Sanders Cafe (the start of the KFC enterprise in 1940)
[Sander's Cafe sign outside the buidling where it all began.]

Breakfast setup from Sanders Cafe (Sanders Cafe served all three meals to travelers.)
[Table with two chairs. Atop table is breakfast setup. In background is a china hutch.]

Kitchen where the 11 herbs and spices recipe originated.
[Three photographs stiched together to present the 1940's restaurant kitchen.]

Sample 1940's motel room from Sanders Court and Cafe
[Three photos stitched together showing bed, chest of drawers, bathroom, and telephone from 1940.]

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All photos © S. M. Garver