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6/16/2022 - Holter Hardware Warehouse
CENTURY-OLD GRAFFITI |
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1/6/2022 - Travelodge Hotel
DOWNTOWN SINCE 1972 |
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11/5/2021 - Foidel Undertaking Co.
1919 TO 1921 |
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10/11/2021 - Merchants Hotel/Monticello Apts.
EARLY MEETING PLACE OF THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE |
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9/25/2021 - Joseph James MacDonald
NOTED LOCAL LEPIDOPTERIST 1905-1972 |
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8/6/2021 - Golden Canyon Days
1949 CITY-WIDE CELEBRATION |
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10/24/2020 - Workers' Educational Club
SOCIALIST VENUE 1905-1909 |
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10/24/2020 - The Shanty Dancehall
1932-1962 |
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10/13/2020 - Helena Skating Amphitheatre
1883 - 1889 |
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8/31/2020 - Kellogg Sanitarium
HOMEOPATHY & ABORTIONS |
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8/24/2020 - State Vocational School for Girls
1920-1996 |
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8/18/2020 - Last Chance Rhythm Mares
ALL-FEMALE NOVELTY KITCHEN BAND 1955-1971 |
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8/10/2020 - Helena Business College
1883-1960 |
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7/6/2020 - Army Air Corps Arctic Patrol
HELENA STOPOVER - 1935 |
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5/8/2020 - "Crazy Emma" Upgard
A HELENA ECCENTRIC - CA. 1844-1904 |
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5/3/2020 - Town Talk Drive-in
400 Euclid Ave. 1939-1952 |
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4/11/2020 - Shaw's Food Products
424 Harrison Ave. 1893-1916 |
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4/7/2019 - Red Roof Cafe
1998 Euclid Ave. 1948-2018 |
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10/30/2018 - Smith's Cafe
438 NORTH MAIN ST, 1943 TO 1953 • MINERAL OIL MAYONNAISE |
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2/01/2018
- 22 Jefferson St.
ALBERT KLEINSCHMIDT HOME • MUSIC CONSERVATORY • BROTHEL • FLORENCE CRITTENTON HOME |
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12/02/2017
- Henry L. and Jack D. Lay
HELENA AIRPLANE BUILDERS AND FLIERS, 1920S-30S |
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8/25/2017
- 1916 Confederate Fountain UPDATE
REMOVED BY HELENA CITY COMMISSION ON AUGUST 18 2017, WITHOUT A VOTE BY THE PEOPLE. WHEREBAOUTS UNKNOWN, FUTURE UNCERTAIN |
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6/28/2017
- Old Brewery Theatre
ADDED ARE PDF FILES OF THE 1967 AND 1968 SEASON PROGRAMS |
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12/27/2016
-Ringling Bros. Circus, 1902
PHOTOS FROM THE CHARLES J. TIPTON COLLECTION
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12/09/2016
- Caird Engineering Works
HELENA INDUSTRY 1895 TO 2014 |
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8/30/2016
- Golden Glow
THE
ILL-FATED OFFICIAL FLOWER OF HELENA 1919 TO 1926 |
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5/3/2016
-
Forestvale
Cemetery
THE
RESTING PLACE OF OVER 14,000 SOULS. SINCE 1890 |
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3/24/2016
-
Log Cabin
Grocery
A
TINY NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET AT 627 BROADWAY, IN OPERATION
FROM 1933 TO 1977. THE LOG BUILDING STILL STANDS |
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3/13/2016
-
Peter Pan Drive-Inn
UPDATE
ADDED
ARE TWO BEAUTIFUL CA. 1940 COLOR PHOTOS OF THE INTERIOR
OF THIS LONG-GONE 'STREAMLINE MODERNE' CAFE |
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2/7/2016
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Chinese
Masonic Temple
IT
STOOD AT 306-1/2 WEST MAIN ST. FROM 1897 TO CIRCA 1920.
SOME COLORFUL ARTIFACTS SURVIVE |
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1904
Federal Building
NOW
THE CITY-COUNTY BUILDING |
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1883
View of the City
A
LARGE, DETAILED VIEW OF THE BRIDGE (STATE) STREET NEIGHBORHOOD,
'CATHOLIC HILL' AND BEYOND. PHOTO BY F. JAY HAYNES, COURTESY
OF THE SEAN LOGAN COLLECTION |
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The Millegan
Ranch
THREE
GENERATIONS WORKED THE LAND, BEGINNING IN 1865 |
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Frontier
Town
THIS FONDLY-REMEMBERED TOURIST ATTRACTION ATOP MACDONALD
PASS WAS A GRAND EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN FOLK ART. IT WAS
ESSENTIALLY HAND-BUILT BY ONE MAN, JOHN R. QUIGLEY, JR.
HUGE THANKS TO KITTY ANN QUIGLEY TAALER FOR MAKING THIS
FEATURE POSSIBLE. |
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Panoramic
View of Downtown, circa 1911
LOOKING
WEST FROM THE GRANDON HOTEL. SCANS OF THREE NEGATIVES,
COURTESY OF WENDI KOTTAS PETERSON, WITH PANORAMA PHOTO-STITCHING
BY SEAN LOGAN |
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Old City Hall
A
CENTER OF ACTIVITY ON SOUTH MAIN FROM 1885 TO 1935.
IMAGES AND HISTORY CONTIBUTED BY HELENA FIRE CHIEF SEAN
LOGAN |
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Rio/Vigilante
Theatre
COURTESY OF TOM MULVANEY AND THE TED KIRKMEYER COLLECTION,
WE PRESENT SEVERAL LOVELY IMAGES OF THIS DOWNTOWN ART
DECO CINEMA, ALONG WITH AN EXPANDED HISTORY OF THE BUILDING
-- WHICH STILL STANDS AT 335 NORTH LAST CHANCE GULCH
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The
Marlow Theatre
ONCE
HELENA'S SHOWPLACE, THE BELOVED 1918 THEATRE WAS DEMOLISHED
DURING HELENA'S 1970s 'URBAN RENEWAL' PROGRAM |
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The
Parrot Confectionery
VIRTUALLY
UNCHANGED SINCE THE 1930s, THE PARROT STILL "TALKS
FOR ITSELF" ON LAST CHANCE GULCH
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The
Old Brewery Theatre
A
NOTED SUMMER STOCK THEATRE ONCE HOUSED IN THE OLD CAPITAL
BREWERY BUILDING ON WEST MAIN. DESTROYED BY 'URBAN RENEWAL'
IN THE 1970S |
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Lewis & Clark County
Fairgrounds
ONCE
THE HOME OF THE TERRITORIAL AND STATE FAIRS. THE HISTORIC
RACETRACK DATES FROM 1870 |
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House
of Wong
DECADES
OF POPULAR CHINESE FARE, INCLUDING THOSE MEMORABLE
PORK NOODLES |
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Annotated
1890/91 View of Chinatown
and the Old West Side
PHOTO
COURTESY OF SEAN LOGAN. THE ANNOTATIONS SHOWING LANDMARKS
ARE DERIVED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. CLICK
HERE TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD A NON-ANNOTATED VERSION |
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A
Tribute to Broadcaster Al Johnson
A
VERSATILE ARTIST AND TRUE GENTLEMAN, AL JOHNSON WAS THE
PREEMINENT VOICE OF HELENA RADIO FOR NEARLY HALF A CENTURY.
SCROLL DOWN THE LINKED PAGE FOR A TRIBUTE TO AL, INCLUDING
RARE PHOTOS AND AUDIO. Special
thanks to Walli Johnson and Wally Peel |
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The
Fire Tower - "Guardian of the Gulch"
HELENA'S
SYMBOL HAS A COLORFUL HISTORY |
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"Dear
Old Montana" - Play it in mp3!
WRITTEN
IN 1931 BY HELENA SISTERS GENEE AND MIMI MILLIGAN,
"DEAR OLD MONTANA" WAS DEDICATED TO THE
22nd LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY. THE SHEET MUSIC PICTURED WAS INSCRIBED BY THE
SISTERS TO "DADDY" REEVES, AN EARLY HELENA MUSIC
EDUCATOR
AND IMPRESARIO. SCROLL DOWN THE LINKED PAGE TO READ ABOUT
MR. REEVES, THE MILLIGAN SISTERS, AND TO PLAY THE SONG |
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1894
Williams Street Bridge
THIS
LOVELY IRON PONY-TRUSS BRIDGE WEST OF HELENA
WAS REMOVED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. SCROLL
DOWN THE LINKED PAGE FOR SIX 2004 VIEWS OF THE BRIDGE,
COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. ALSO, HISTORIAN
JON AXLINE'S EXCELLENT 2005 HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING
RECORD PAPER ABOUT THE BRIDGE AND ITS ENVIRONS
PLUS:
THE WILLIAMS STREET BRIDGE IN ART -- A STRIKING
PASTEL PAINTING OF THE ROMANTIC BRIDGE BY NOTED HELENA
ARTIST
KATHRYN FEHLIG
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Dorothy's
Rooms ~ Helena's Last Bordello
RARE
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE INTERIOR, AND CLOTHES WORN BY THE GIRLS |
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Link
to Historic Helena Fire Dept. Photos
CAPTAIN
SEAN LOGAN OF THE HELENA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS POSTING
TO A FACEBOOK GROUP A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS,
INTERVIEWS AND OTHER MATERIAL FROM THE HFD ARCHIVES.
IT'S A
MUST-SEE FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN HELENA'S HISTORY.
MANY THANKS TO CAPT. LOGAN AND THE HFD FOR SHARING THEIR
OUTSTANDING ARCHIVE!
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"Helena
- City of Gold" VIDEO DOWNLOAD
- 27:24
A
promotional film produced in 1973 by the Helena Chamber
of Commerce.
HELENA'S HISTORY, RECREATONAL ACTIVITIES AND COMMERCE
ARE HIGHLIGHTED THROUGH THE CHARACTER OF BOB STANLEY,
ONE OF THE 'FOUR GEORGIANS' WHO DISCOVERED GOLD IN LAST
CHANCE GULCH IN 1864. STANLEY SUDDENLY FINDS HIMSELF
IN HELENA IN 1973, AND IS BOTH BEDEVILED AND AMUSED
BY MODERN LIFE
VIDEO COURTESY OF KITTY ANN QUIGLEY TAALER.
Open with realPlayer.
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The
Oct. 10 2006 Helena Independent
Record story about this website |
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4/16/2012
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Beartooth
NBC - Helena
A
SHORT VIDEO FEATURE ABOUT THIS WEBSITE, PRODUCED BY
KRISTIN PRICE |
| Tim
Kuney |
Scott
Nelson |
Ray
Cumming |
Laura
Blumenthal |
| Charleen
Spalding |
Vic
Reiman |
Bill
Higgins |
Kitty
A. Quigley Taaler |
| Don
Hoffman |
Kathleen
Ely |
Kirby
Lambert |
Chuck
Jezick |
| Joe
Munzenrider |
Anonymous
(3) |
Janet
Stellmon |
Sidney
Armstrong |
| Gerry
Early |
Wes
& Carol Synness |
Sister
Dolores Brinkel |
Charlie
Beaton |
| Nancy
Goodspeed |
Darcy
O'Dell |
Pamela
Attardo |
Blake
Gardiner |
| Jeff
Sherlock |
Don
Cornish |
David
Hull |
Tom
Kilmer |
| The
Bisom Family |
Chris
Warren |
Patrick
Ryan |
Dennis
Dickert |
| Cathee
Crapo |
Inez
Slayman |
Derek
Evers |
Ralph
Beer |
| Kathryn
Fehlig |
Michael
E. Holmes |
Ellen
Baumler |
Kathleen
Daniusis |
| Linda
Beattie Anderson |
Wally
Peel |
Dan
Duke |
D.
R. Stinson |
| Orchard
Lakes School |
Lisa
Kennedy |
Carol
& Charles Anderson
|
Jason
Francis |
| Rowena
Clarke Fulk |
Bob
& Susie Lindeberg |
Tim
Rusek |
Frank
Cuta |
| Bob
Guffey |
Roy
E. Millegan, Sr. |
Virgie
M. Baird |
Dave
Thomas |
| Mike
Millegan |
Judy
Bakke |
Kerry
Brown |
Patty
Dean |
| Steve
Andre |
David
Marriot |
Keith
Nay |
Tom
Mulvaney |
| Jack
Womack |
David
Burton |
Marilyn
Lamb Roberts |
Chief.Sean
Logan
The Helena Fire Dept. |
Intermountain
Childrens Home |
Vivian
Hayes |
The
Ray & Phil Jezick
Collection |
G.
B. Carson |
| Patti
Casey Scott |
Dave
Dubé |
Danny
Larson |
Jeff
Wong |
| Susie
Morrison |
Annah
Smith |
Patricia
Rogers Glisson |
J.
M. Cooper |
The
George Huber
Collection |
Walli
Johnson |
Vince
Moravek |
Aub Kirkland |
|
Tana Dearborn |
Rhonda
Wilson |
Jodie
Miller |
Monty
Cowles |
| Ray
Lindsey |
Robin
Evans |
Diane
Macaraeg-Langenfus
|
The
Joyce Oliva-Anderson Collection
|
| Robert
Noel Clarkson |
Wanda
Power |
Daniel
Sullivan |
Deb
Winston Bushnell |
| Gail
Hatch |
Kathleen
Kinney |
Terese
Penix |
Paul
Daniels |
| Steve
Moody |
Jean
Allen Davis |
P.
Christiaan Klieger |
The
Family of
Gertrude Haight Miller |
| Roger
Liedle |
Vicki
Pawlitschek |
Janet
Abrams |
Wendi
Kottas Peterson |
| Jerry
Hopkins |
John
and Rosie Crocker |
Craig
Kirwin |
Connie
Ferriter |
| Al
Ballard |
Jan
Fusco |
Loretta
Wallace Smith |
Phil
Gunn |
| Trudy
Erickson |
Helen
Margaret Grant |
Collection
of the late
Henry W. Jorgensen |
Maxine
Gilmour |
| Doug
and Kathy Lindgren |
Calvin
Schneckloth |
Clint
Vincent |
Myrtle
Prohaska |
| Richard
Smith |
Rich
Weddle |
Bill
Clarkson |
Roberta
Zieske |
| Colleen
McCarthy |
Cathy
Green |
E.
O. Kindschy, Jr. |
Mike
Hausler |
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|
Darrell
Beckstrom |
Greg
Logan |
June
Virag |
Diane
Stavnes,
Helena
Civic Center |
Richard
Alberts |
David
Poor |
Stephen
A. D. Hahn |
| Peggy
Flynn |
April
Coen |
Peter
Brown
Montana
SHPO
|
Chuck
Siefert |
| Montana
Memory Project |
Rita
Cross |
Autumn
Barnett |
Lorilei
Cochran |
| Jerry
Walker |
Terry
Wareham |
Shannon
Matthies-Callahan |
Annell
Fillinger
|
| The
Earl Jacoby Family |
Marla
Jacoby |
Jack
Frost |
Montana
Military Museum |
| Ron
Haraseth |
Tom
Stockdale |
Collection
of
William Wallace Shropshire |
Collection
of
Lee Hoyt Larison |
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|
Betty
Borsberry Foster
|
Patrick
Foster
|
|
The
Ann and John Fay
Collection |
Kally
Porrini |
Shawn
Ratchford |
Yvonne
Proul Hufford |
| Bernadette
Powers |
St.
Paul's United Methodist Church |
Tim
Holmes |
Dodie
Hohn |
| Mickey
Czerniski |
William
C. Ford |
Kevin
Lordemann |
Jack
Rudio |
| Paul
E. Paulsen Jr. |
Dawn
DeHart Lofthouse |
Guy
Duncan |
Forestvale
Cemetery |
| Richard Spaulding |
John M. Barrows |
James Nuss |
Kevin Fitzgerald |
| Gail Von Tersch Brown |
Jeff Morrison |
Daniel Glover |
Aimee Hahn March |
| Margaret McIntosh |
Connie Jerome |
Lynnette Nilan |
Nancy Sidor Mayer |
| Helen Eden |
John Vollerston |
Claudia E. Thomas |
Merrill RiChey Meredith |
| Andy Lopez |
Juli Peden |
Ralph Lofthouse |
Tom Patterson |
| Karla Sherry |
The Colleen Kesterson
Family Cillection
|
Allen Keim |
Bruce Laine |
| Jacoby Lowney Images |
Allen Mayer Davidson |
Phil Ellsworth |
Alice Peters |
