Minute Kitchen
• A 4-B's Spinoff
612
Euclid
ORIGINAL
LOCATION: 46°35'59.36"N 112° 2'45.50"W
Original Location of the Minute Kitchen Building
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The Minute
Kitchen was a short-order cafe opened in October of 1954 by
the 4-Bs Restaurants. It was located just west of Lundy's
Market at 612 Euclid Avenue. The above newspaper photo shows
the Minute Kitchen in 1957, after a dining room was added.
Many Helenans will recall the distinctive sign.
As for
when the Minute Kitchen went out of business, newspaper archives
show that it was for lease "fully equipped" in 1965,
and then no further mention of it as a restaurant is found.
In 1966,
the building was moved some 1.75 miles east to Cedar St.
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Minute
Kitchen Grand Opening Newspaper Ad, 1954
Smoking was
allowed, of course.
The
Rear of the Minute Kitchen, About 1964
COURTESY
OF CATHEE CRAPO
Site
of the Minute Kitchen, 1966
COURTESY
OF CATHEE CRAPO
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Cathee
Crapo writes: "Looking West from
the alley between Euclid and Wilder off of Harrison, the alley
behind the Minute Kitchen. This was 1966, when they moved
the building and before the car wash went in. The Montana
Nugget is there now."
Thanks
for the photo and info, Cathee!
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The
Minute Kitchen Building in 2008, 1611 Cedar St.
46°36'23.86"N
112° 0'44.95"W
COURTESY
OF KERRY BROWN
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