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Amarillo
p86    10 hours (547 miles) northwest of La Grange, in the top "smokestack" of Texas
City mentioned in "The Bus From Amarillo"

Baird
p87    5 hours ( 278 miles )west of La Grange, near Forth Worth
City mentioned in "The Bus From Amarillo"  

Cisco  
p87    5 hours (253 miles) northwest of La Grange, near Fort Worth   
City mentioned in "The Bus From Amarillo"

Dallas   
p71    4 hours (216 miles) directly north of La Grange
City the Chicken Ranch girls are accused of being from by the townspeople

Fayette County      
Texas county La Grange is located in. Referred to as 'Lanvil County' in the musical   
   
Galveston
p14   
159 miles (2.5 hours by car) east of La Grange. Located on Galveston Island just inside the Gulf of Mexico. Became connected to La Grange with the construction of railroad lines. Home to Texas A&M University, home of the Aggies. A vacation and resort site.
   
Gilbert
p42    non de plume for La Grange, TX - the location of the real life Chicken Ranch   

La Grange
Texas city roughly 4000 pop. that housed the real Chicken Ranch brothel. Referred to as 'Gilbert' in the musical.   

Lanvil County
p 49    non de plume for Fayette County, the county the Chicken Ranch was located in   
   
Padre Island
p44    South Padre Island. Almost 7 hr south of La Grange, near San Antonio. A small island just inside the Gulf Coast. Vacation destination.   
This is where the Sheriff's personal fishing lodge is located.

San Antoine
p87    seems to refer to San Antonio, TX. 2 hours (118 miles) west of La Grange
This is  the destination of the bus in "The Bus From Amarillo"  

Shreveport   
p83    in Louisiana. 6 hours (319 miles) northeast of La Grange
City Ginger is heading to after the closing of the Chicken Ranch.   

Wichita Falls   
p82    6 hours (323 miles) northwestern of La Grange, past Fort Worth       
City Ginger is originally from.



As you may or may not know, La Grange is the city that the original Chicken Ranch brothel was located in. The name was changed to 'Gilbert' in the musical, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.


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Between Austin (1.5 hr E) and Houston (2 hr W)

2.5 hours from Galveston (on the Gulf Coast)

Sits on the Colorado River

Officially established in 1837.

County seat for Fayette County

Pop. 3,092 in 1970.  Pop. 4,668 (July 2007)

Over 80% of Czechs in TX here before relocating

Local Festivals:

Czech Heritage May Fest

Fayette County Fair

 

Comparison to TX (2007)             La Grange   Texas

Median household Income    $36,045           $47,548

Median house/condo value   $96,500           $120,900

61% of house in La Grange were built before 1970

82.9% of workers work in Fayette County, 2.1% (8) work at home

52% residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who had lived in different houses,   61% lived in
Fayette County.
   Out of people who had lived in different counties, 84% lived in
Texas.

This is a really amazing site that has lots of details about LaGrange in 2007. It really paints a picture of life there, down to how many houses vs apartments and time it takes to get to work.

This is a nice little article that surveys La Grange's history.

Link to the La Grange Tourism site. It's a good site that features an in-depth look at La Grange culture, places, and happenings. Many old photographs and a page dedicated to The Chicken Ranch.

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