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Brunswick Hotel

With the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1883, a host of railroad hotels were constructed on Railroad Street, just south of the tracks. The street itself is a contributing site to the National Historic Register of Historic Places, ...

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Pacific Fruit and Produce Building

Perched directly above the Orange Street underpass along North First Street is the old Pacific Fruit and Produce Building. This brick building with three tiered, arched windows has continued to house local industry for over a hundred years, now operating ...

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Higgins Block

One of the most familiar and grand landmarks of Missoula’s downtown, the Higgins bank and commercial block building, serves as monument to Missoula’s historic influence and commercial prowess. The completion of what was then the Western Montana National Bank in ...

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Masonic Lodge

For over a century, the Masonic Temple on East Broadway has served as the meeting location for the masonic brotherhood of Missoula. Clad with extensive terra cotta and combining two-story window bays, enriched molding, and a variety of European styles, ...

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Palace and Savoy Hotels

Standing kitty corner to the Missoula County Courthouse are the historic Palace and Savoy hotels. Unlike most turn-of-the-century hotels in Missoula that were built within a few blocks of the railroad, the impressive, five-story 1909 Palace Hotel settled instead on ...

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Gasoline Alley

With the flourishing of the automobile industry in Missoula, a number of auto-related businesses cropped up on West Main Street’s 200 and 300 blocks in the 1920s. Once the site of Missoula’s livery stables, the stretch became known as “Gasoline ...

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Goddard Hall

If you are on the New Mexico State University campus after dark and hear an unfamiliar noise, it may be the ghost of the namesake of Goddard Hall, former Engineering Dean Ralph Willis Goddard. The building sits on the main ...

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Branson Hall Library

During a meeting in the summer of 1950, the Board of Regents of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (later New Mexico State University) approved the construction of Branson Hall, which would become the new home for the ...

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Underground Missoula-Hammond Block

In Missoula, Montana, a local, urban archaeological survey is being conducted to see what evidence remains of the puzzling historic underground landscape. This study of Missoula’s subterranean archaeological features includes an analysis and inventory of steam tunnels, sidewalk vaults (spaces ...

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Underground Missoula-Crystal Barber Shop

The American West’s urban undergrounds are laced with mystique and lore. Well-known historic undergrounds exist in cities such as Portland, Pendleton, Seattle, Boise, and Butte. Tales exist of secret underground passages to houses of prostitution, Chinese opium dens, and Prohibition-era ...

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