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  • The Chicken Ranch

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 15 11:58:00 2023
    If you have ever heard of the small town that is La Grange, chances
    are you know it due to the infamous history of the Chicken Ranch.
    Although many stories and rumors exist about the Chicken Ranch, the
    truth is much less inflammatory. But the truth is, the Chicken Ranch
    was the Oldest Continually Operating Non-Floating Whorehouse in the
    United States when it shuttered its doors in 1973.

    https://www.cityoflg.com/tourism/visitor_info/the_chicken_ranch.php

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Fri Sep 15 14:51:11 2023
    On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:58:00 -0500
    JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    If you have ever heard of the small town that is La Grange, chances
    are you know it due to the infamous history of the Chicken Ranch.
    Although many stories and rumors exist about the Chicken Ranch, the
    truth is much less inflammatory. But the truth is, the Chicken Ranch
    was the Oldest Continually Operating Non-Floating Whorehouse in the
    United States when it shuttered its doors in 1973.

    https://www.cityoflg.com/tourism/visitor_info/the_chicken_ranch.php


    So the chicken ranch was a cat house. Wow, 1973. A billion years ago.
    Better music back then. Potentially better whores, too. Just guessin'.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 15 15:42:36 2023
    On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:51:11 -0400, Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com>
    wrote:

    So the chicken ranch was a cat house. Wow, 1973.


    But note these tidbits:

    1. It was in 1973 that Marvin Zindler, a reporter from KTRK-TV in
    Houston, decided to make a real name for himself and started bringing
    media attention to the Ranch. He claimed his motive for exposing the
    Ranch was for the Texas Department of Public Safety and local police
    to combat organized crime and corruption at the Ranch. Governor Dolph
    Briscoe was forced to close the establishment due to the excessive
    media coverage.

    2. Two lawyers from Houston bought the building and land and moved the
    main house to Dallas in 1977. It opened as The Chicken Ranch
    restaurant in September of 1977, with Miss Edna as the hostess. The
    building and furniture have since been auctioned off and the remainder
    of the original house has been left on the property in very poor
    condition.

    3. Chicken Ranch souvenirs and memorabilia can be purchased through
    our online gift shop.
    https://city-of-la-grange-visitors-bureau.square.site/

    RE: small town that is La Grange

    4. ZZ Top - La Grange
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s81_Zvt0C8A

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