Fashion of the 1930’s

If you’re interested in what Laurel and the other ladies of the book were wearing, take a look at my Pinterest board of 1930’s fashion. If you click on the board below, it’s organized with sections for each year, a small section of menswear, and some general fashion. I truly enjoy researching the fashion-y bits, […]

Clyde and Buck

On the bus tour I previously mentioned, we got the chance to go into some normally-closed areas around town. This is one of them, the final resting place of Buck and Clyde Barrow. (Update – Here’s the location on Google maps). https://www.instagram.com/p/BDJvyDPrqOR/?taken-by=shannondwells As you can see, the graveyard sits right off of a busy road, […]

Devil’s Back Porch

    Last year I did a history/drinking on a bus tour of Dallas (although, sadly, I couldn’t partake, being pregnant). It hit a lot of random spots, and I believe the woman who led it leads private tours that highlight Bonnie and Clyde, if you’re ever in the area and interested. I’ll add a […]

Book Recommend – Lost Recipes of Prohibition

If you follow my Instagram or Facebook page (and why not?), maybe you remember this picture I posted a while back: https://www.instagram.com/p/BCrbCIqLqB5/?taken-by=shannondwells Or this one (it’s hiding at the back): https://www.instagram.com/p/BCqwy49LqLR/?taken-by=shannondwells This gem of a history/art/recipe book happened to catch my eye at the library in the New Releases section, and I picked it up […]

The Boyd House – Sears Kit Homes

In The Case of Bonnie & Clyde in Rome, Laurel and the boys visit Widow Boyd in her very austere Sears kit house. Sears (then Sears and Roebuck) was a revolutionary business in their time, and kit houses were just one of the ways they changed commerce. The Boyd house model is shown below. From […]

Women Detectives?

Part of why Laurel is so compelling to me is that she’s doing a job that’s unusual for a woman today, but was downright revolutionary in her time. In fact, it’s been suggested the idea might be far fetched. Besides the fact that Laurel is based on a real person, I thought you might enjoy […]

Pop Music of early 1930’s

There’s someone who calls themselves MusicProf78 (and, alternately, “Music Professor” Bob Moke) on Youtube who has posted thousands of rare and old records from the 1920’s through the 1960’s. It really is incredible. Below are some 200 dance songs from the time frame when Laurel was just moving into Dallas. It’s been great fun to […]

What She Wore – Laurel in The Case of Bonnie & Clyde in Rome

I thought it would be fun to put together an outfit post for Laurel’s wardrobe in The case of Bonnie & Clyde in Rome. Let me know what you think of her choices! September in Dallas usually the time when the heat of summer is finally breaking, and some rain and cooler air are moving […]

Laurel’s Drink – Bee’s Knees

In The Case of Bonnie & Clyde in Rome, Laurel is treated to quite a few glasses of Bee’s Knees. Elvin, the little scamp of a bartender, was using a well-known recipe of the time that was particularly good at covering up the quality, or lack thereof, of the liquor used. [bctt tweet=”Bee’s Knees- a […]

Vintage Ad in KKK Newspaper

I found this little gem in the microfilm of a KKK newspaper that ran weekly for several years that the Dallas Public Library has. Go ahead, soak it in. This was in the middle of some ads that were essentially just business names and contact information. This one took the chance of being creative, I […]