Located at 1526 North Loop West (the northeast corner of North Loop and Ella), from the 1970s until around 2001-2002, this was a Shell (something that Houston retail historians would refer to as a "Hexashell" due to its roof canopy shape of three interconnected hexagons). In 2002 it was redeveloped as a KFC/A&W (and as of 2008 still featured the old Shell highway signage to advertise) but in the early 2010s was renovated, ditching the A&W co-brand due to the separation of A&W from KFC parent Yum! Brands. (This post was formerly part of this page and originally appeared on Carbon-izer.com).
Saturday, February 14, 2026
KFC at Ella and North Loop (Houston, Texas)
Located at 1526 North Loop West (the northeast corner of North Loop and Ella), from the 1970s until around 2001-2002, this was a Shell (something that Houston retail historians would refer to as a "Hexashell" due to its roof canopy shape of three interconnected hexagons). In 2002 it was redeveloped as a KFC/A&W (and as of 2008 still featured the old Shell highway signage to advertise) but in the early 2010s was renovated, ditching the A&W co-brand due to the separation of A&W from KFC parent Yum! Brands. (This post was formerly part of this page and originally appeared on Carbon-izer.com).
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