Marietta Georgia Big Chicken restaurant painting Holiday Card

This oil painting is inspired by Marietta's Big Chicken. The inside and back have been left for you to customise if you wish. Johnny Reb's was a restaurant in Marietta, GA on highway US41 that decided to stand out from the other places in town, by erecting a 56 foot tall sheet metal chicken in 1956. The top of the chicken is mechanical as the beak opens and closes while the eye spins in circles. A few years after it was built, the restaurant was sold and it became a popular fast food chicken franchise. Over time, the structure started to fall into disrepair and a tornado damaged it in 1993. There was talk that it might be torn down, or moved to a business in Smyrna, GA. However, the townsfolk rallied to save the local landmark. Today, the chicken and the restaurant still thrive, and you can even purchase a couple of souvenirs inside.