This Day in Texas History - The Chicken Ranch closed down

[Ironman]

I still remember Marvin getting his toupe slapped off.

[Ironman]

Never saw the movie.

JC

Haha!! I got it!

[Bowhuntamistad]

Still got plenty of them here in Nevada

[coon007]

August 1st, 1973. After almost 70 years in business the famed Chicken Ranch brothel outside LaGrange closes for good. The previous November, DPS officers on surveillance reported that 484 people came and went from the ranch house in a 48 hour period. (oops, poor choice of words) Soon after, Houston TV reporter Marvin Zindler started a media crusade to close it down. I'm sure everyone reading this knows the story, in fact I'd bet that more than several could tell of personal experiences there. I remember when the movie came out I asked my Dad what he knew about the Chicken Ranch. He looked at me with a straight face and said he'd never even heard of the place. (which I seriously doubted since he was at A&M in the 1940's)

Now that's a cash cow, 484 guys in a 48 hour period. I need to open one pretty soon. That's a little over 10 guy's an hour and lets say each guy spends around $50.00 ( on the low end) that's $24,200 in 48 hours

[DDH]

**** Marvin Zindler!

Marrrvin Zindler !! Eye Witness News

[DDH]

Now that's a cash cow, 484 guys in a 48 hour period. I need to open one pretty soon. That's a little over 10 guy's an hour and lets say each guy spends around $50.00 ( on the low end) that's $24,200 in 48 hours

We need a couple in Round Rock

[MesquiteBean]

I know part of the movie was filmed here in Hallettsville, but don't know much else about the real deal.

[Draco]

I live about a quarter mile from where it was, unfortunately nothing left. My old man always said that the ZZ Top song about a ten to get in was full of crap...when he used to go it was only 5...

Your Dad must be older than me.

[Froggy]

Your Dad must be older than me.

Me too. I was forced to ride along with a group of buck sergeants from Ft Hood.

[Bowhuntamistad]

Now that's a cash cow, 484 guys in a 48 hour period. I need to open one pretty soon. That's a little over 10 guy's an hour and lets say each guy spends around $50.00 ( on the low end) that's $24,200 in 48 hours

Professional prostitution isn't $50, more like $500 an hour in the cheap brothels. At least, that's the price range here. The high end places, like the Bunny, are in the thousands.

[TXChickenRanch]

Bout time to open it back up!!

How about that screen name《《《《《

[Burnadell]

I live about a quarter mile from where it was, unfortunately nothing left. My old man always said that the ZZ Top song about a ten to get in was full of crap...when he used to go it was only 5...

They moved it, or part of it to upper Greenville Ave in Dallas in the late 70's and opened a restaurant in it, called the Chicken Ranch. I used to eat lunch there occasionally but moved to San Antonio in 1980 and don't know what ever happened to it.

[savin yours]

I hear after they closed it, the put a sign on the door. "We're closed, beat it".

[bowhuntertex]

I am gonna have to ask my dad about the chicken ranch since he was an Aggie grad in 1973. He can't lie to me and tell me he never went.

[TUCO]

The Chicken Ranch

They got a lot of nice girls there...

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