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The Chicken Ranch was an illegal brothel in the U.S. state of Texas that operated from 1905 until 1973 in Fayette County, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of downtown La Grange The business was notably dramatized in the 1978 Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas , adapted into a 1982 film of the same name .
Jayme Lynn Blaschke (born 1969) is an American journalist and author of science fiction, fantasy and related non-fiction. Primarily known for his genre-related interviews with authors and editors, he published a collected volume of 17 interviews, Voices of Vision: Creators of Science Fiction and Fantasy Speak, through the University of Nebraska Press in 2005.
The initial location of the Chicken Ranch was inside the town limits of Pahrump, where prostitution was illegal. Plankinton was arrested and found guilty of violating the town's laws. [5] He moved the brothel to a new location within Nye County, but outside of town limits. After lengthy appeals he served 60 days in jail in 1981.
Location of Chicken Ranch, Fayette County, Texas [ edit ] The article contains the statement, "Williams sold her house and purchased eleven acres just outside the city limits of La Grange, and only two blocks from the Houston-Galveston highway ."
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas .
Fred’s Texas Cafe, 100 N. Texas St., Crowley, will be the restaurant’s third location. Hideaway Pizza, from an Oklahoma company, will be at 9800 North Freeway.
Chicken combos range from $12.78 to $16.19 and come with a 22-ounce drink, a regular-size classic side and a honey butter biscuit. The chicken sandwich combo is $12.68 and comes with a 22-ounce ...