Lawrence
St. to Neill Ave.
Two
Views of Main and Lawrence, May 1937
Northwest Corner
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The northwest
corner of Main and Lawrence, May 21 1937. People are waiting
for the Vigilante Parade to begin. The Gold Bar, on the corner,
was remodeled in 1958 and became the Capri Lounge; in 1977
it was renamed the Gold Bar. The building itself was constructed
in 1900.
Jerry's
Clothes Shop was owned by Jerry Sullivan. Wise's Rainbow Cafe
(in later years George's OK Cafe and the L&M) was owned
by Clarence Wise (1900-1970) when this photo was taken; it
was previously owned by his father, Frank Wise (1866-1929).
Palmquist
Electric was in business at the pictured location from about
1920 to 1976, when they moved to Cherry Street.
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Southwest
Corner
The 1924 Phoenix Building
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This
corner is where the Union Bank (now Wells Fargo) was built
in 1957-58. Upper floors of the old YMCA building on Fuller
can be seen in the background on the right.
Built
in 1924, the Phoenix Building was very utilitarian in design.
Link and Haire were the architects; Frank Jacoby & Son
the general contractors.
It was
constructed primarily as part of Helena's "Automobile
Row", which was comprised of the Empson Buildings on
Placer and Fuller, and the Central Garage at the corner
of Fuller and Lawrence. Among the first tenants of the Phoenix
Building were a Buick and Cadillac dealership and an automobile
accessories supply house.
In 1940,
the grocery store space was converted to the Corner Bar,
which had Helena's first self-opening electric-eye doors,
which were a real novelty.
The
building was demolished in 1957 to make way for the construction
of Union Bank & Trust Company.
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Phoenix Building, Main St., c.1956
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Phoenix Building, Lawrence St., c.1957
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400
block of N. Main, 1949
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Staff
of the Stockman Bar meet the Budweiser Clydesdales during
"Golden Canyon Days", 1949. The man with the necktie
is Ronnie
Thorbergson; to his right is Boney Burnhart. Others are
unidentified.
In the
right-hand background is the sign for The Corner bar; the
sign can currently be seen west of Helena, at the junction
of Highway 12 and Williams Street, where it was installed
on the former Helena Club bar in 1957.
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