Lucky Wishbone has been part of the Tucson food scene since Derald Fulton opened the first location at 4872 S. Sixth Ave. in 1953.
Fulton had previously opened the popular Polar Bar on East Speedway in the late 1940s.
Lucky Wishbone — Locations across Tucson
Chicken and fries are boxed up at Lucky Wishbone, 4701 E. Broadway Blvd, on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 in Tucson, AZ. Lucky Wishbone, Tucson's "first fast food restaurant" turns 60 this year. Since 1953 fried food lovers have enjoyed crispy chicken, shrimp and steak fingers from one of seven locations around town. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star. MANDATORY CREDIT: NO MAGS, NO SALES.
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