Defending Liquor with Machine Guns: The Byron’s Warehouse Story in Oklahoma

a tower atop Byron's liquor store, 1964
A tower atop Byron’s liquor store, 1964
Photo by Oklahoma Historical Society

Established by Byron Gambulos, Byron’s Liquor Warehouse stands as one of Oklahoma’s largest liquor outlets. This Oklahoma City landmark came into existence in 1959, soon after the state’s legalization of alcohol. The infancy of the legal alcohol era in Oklahoma was marked by chaos and confusion. “The system was haphazard. Both...

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