Why is it called Chicken Dinner Road?Morris and Laura Lamb were friends of Governor C. Ben Ross and his wife, Edna. They had eaten dinner together many times at the Lamb home.
One day, in the 1930s, Mrs. Lamb, who was noted for her chicken, rolls and apple pie meals, was in Boise. She invited the governor to come to dinner. During the same conversation, she complained to Ross about the pitiful condition of the road in front of their place, which was dirt pocked with potholes. Ross was purported to say something like, “Laura, if you get that road graded and graveled, I’ll see to it it’s oiled.”
Mrs. Lamb approached the Canyon County Commissioners who saw that opportunity as a fine one. They graded and graveled the road. As soon as that was done, she was on the phone to the governor reminding him of his promise. The next day — this part seems unlikely, but it’s Mrs. Lamb’s story — the next day the road was oiled.
The story got around and local hooligans thought it would be droll to put up a big hand-scrawled sign in front of the Lamb house in the dark of night. It read: “Lamb’s Chicken Dinner Avenue.” Mrs. Lamb was not amused. Possibly because she knew the rules. It was clearly a road then, as it is today. Chicken Dinner Road.
— Excerpt from an April 2019 history column in the Idaho Press by historian Rick Just. For the full version, click here.
I’m thinking “All You Can Eat BBQ Buffet Lane”.
How about Colonel Sanders Lane?
I pass the road daily. I heard a different story about how it was named. Doesn’t matter.
In hope they don’t change the Pork Loin Lane in my town.
How many chickens lost their lives for that road to be named after them.........I can’t control my tears.
Nearby roads should likewise get similar names.
BBQ Avenue
Pork Roast Route
Turkey and Fixins Trail
Lamb Kebab Lane
Salmon Fillet Street
Crispy Fried Catfish Cul-de-sac
Chitterlings Boulevard
Hamburger Way
Rabbit Stew Road
Venison Court
Mahi Mahi Place
Change it to “Beat-a PETA Row; Chicken on the Side”