CULTURAL ARCHIVE

The OneCoventry Cultural Archive is a living collection of essays exploring how culture, memory, design, and history intersect. These stories trace the echoes of ideas long after they disappear.


Original KFC in Tehran (1970s)
One of Iran’s first glimpses of American fast food: an original Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Tehran during the late 1970s before the Islamic Revolution. Western brands were popular symbols of modern life in the capital.