Bonnie and Clyde

[Gary W. Graley]

Down here in good ole' Ruston LA for a week and decided to take a spin
out to where the famous duo met their end, found there is a museum
as well, stopped in but didn't have time to tour the back room, also
$7 per adult to view but a friend says it's worth the time and money
so I might try to get back there before the weeks end, but, you are
not allowed to photograph inside of it
Outside the museum;

figuring they'd frown on camera's inside, I grabbed a shot before entering

that shows the pre-room, nic-nacs and such, the museum is further back
here's a shot of the curator, L.J. "Boots" Hinton, he is a character and really knows his stuff
in regards to Bonnie and Clyde history, as you'd expect he would.
He also directed us out to the site along highway 154, a memorial is there
but badly damaged from people wanting to get a piece of the stone

The date is May 23, 1934

and looking back down the road to town, you can see you're out a ways
in the boonies here, a good place for an ambush

G2

 

[glockman99]

I wonder if the car that they were ambushed in is in that back room?...Along with the blood & guts?

 

[A.W.U.K.]

Interesting, thanks!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

We went back today, had a little more time and spent our $7 to view the 'Museum'
well, there were no cars/blood/guts in evidence. A looping video presentation was shown,
and many photos of the day, as well as the letter Clyde wrote to Henry Ford thanking
him for making such a fine automobile. Interesting, but not quite $7 worth of interesting

The actual bullet ridden car belongs a Casino seen Here
the car goes on display at various casinos as a promotional piece.

G2

 

[c.m. arrington]

I saw their ambush car in St. Augustine, Fl. about twenty years ago. It was shot to ####.