Chicken City, image courtesy “The Newport Daily News”.
Rhode Islanders have always been fond of using local landmarks while giving driving directions, regardless of whether or not the landmark exists. The most enduring local reference site is the Chicken City restaurant, with its colossal sign, conveniently located at the intersection of East and West Main Roads at Two Mile Corner. It doesn’t matter that the business closed in 1992, everyone is supposed to know where it used to be. Simply mentioning Walgreens’ Drug Store is not sufficient. (Almacs on Bellevue Avenue is a close second.)