by Lynne Rostochil With 2017 nearly in the rearview mirror, it’s time to count down our top 10 blogs of the year. I hope you’ve enjoyed them as much as we did putting them together. Here they are in no particular order: 1. OKC’s Beatnik Hangouts: The Gourd and the Buddhi — An old menu from the […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from the Oklahoma History Center unless otherwise stated. This week, we wrap up the story of bootlegger, Lindsey Chambless and his cohorts in crime. To read previous installments, go to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. “On a Job” On the balmy evening of Thursday, July 5, 1956, Lindsey, Mary […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from the Oklahoma History Center unless otherwise stated. The life and times of bootlegger, Lindsey Chambless get much crazier in this, the fourth installment of the series. To read previous installments, go to Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3.) The Flame of Gunfire On October 25, 1952, just […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from the Oklahoma History Center unless otherwise noted. This week, Lindsey gets into all kinds of trouble. (If you’ve missed past posts, go to Part 1 and Part 2.) Lindsey Marries Again It was 1947 and Lindsey Chambless was now married to the widow of the man he had recently murdered […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from the Oklahoma History Center unless otherwise noted. As you may know, I love a good true crime story, and when I learned about an Oklahoma City bootlegger named Lindsey Chambless, who operated in the Metro throughout the 1940s and 1950s, I decided to do a little Mod Blog post devoted […]