Yellowstone County Places



Montana Avenue Businesses 1905-1925

(Revised 31October, 2000)

Some of the buildings and businesses in existence in 1905 and in 1925 are listed for reference. The number preceding the information refers to the street address. Where the address information follows the Store Name, and is placed in brackets and listed as ".(.corner of ...); the number does not exist, but is placed for reference only. Many businesses were listed only by their relative location, such as corner of 28th and 1st Ave North; middle of block, etc.. Information was extracted from City Directories. These directories do not list the businesses by street address, and during the extraction it was noted that there did appear to be some discrepancies. Also not all business were listed in the address section of the directories. Later, the directories included the street address information. The Northern Pacific Railway is the city dividing line. In 1905 Montana avenue ran from N 19th Street West to Division Street, and it was the first street north of the railroad track. It extended east beyond the city limits (19th street) for several blocks. Billings in 1905 boasted as having 26 saloons.

In 1905 the City Hall fire bell was to be sounded twice at 9 pm, indicating curfew. Rapid repeating indicated a fire.

 

Buildings

1905

1925

 

P B Merrell, Abattoir (15th & corner)

 

 

Lavelle Brick Manufg (Opposite from Merrell)

 

 

1801-R W Ray Grain & Feed (18th on Corner)

1801-

 

 

1807-Jacob Krein (res)

 

 

1815-Andrew Wilson (res)

 

1920-Continental Oil Co (Corner 20th)

1920-Carpenter Paper Co (NE Corner 20th)

 

 

2001-Snyder Sheep Co (NW Corner 20th)

 

 

2019-Nathaniel Martin Pickle Manufacturing

 

 

2100-Idaho Bean & Elevator Co (SE Corner 20th)

 

2201-Blacksmith Shop & Alfred Bury - Coal Supplier (Corner 22nd)

2201-

Sawyer Building - 2221 (Build in 1928

2221-

2221-

 

 

2300-Midland Implement Co

 

 

2319-Spencer Café

 

 

2320-Union Depot (SS of Montana Ave)

 

2400-Billings Brewery (NE Corner)

2400-Gage Hotel (NE Corner)

 

 

2401-Rex Hotel (NW Corner)

 

 

2405-George Makino Café

 

 

2407-Decker's Curio Shop

 

 

2409-Tony Honkawa Café

 

A L Babcock Hardware (Between 24th and 25th)

2411-Oxford Hotel

 

 

2413 1/2- Dallas Hotel

 

 

2413-Perley Lewis Barber

 

2415-Yellowstone Valley Mills (Bet 24th & 25th)

2415-Selvig Café

 

2417-The Maverick (Boarding House)

2417-Font Hitchcock (res)

 

2419-

2419-McCormick Hotel

 

2419-McCormick's Department Store

2419-Montana Avenue Grocer & Soft Drinks

 

 

2423-Ferndale Café

 

Billings Brewery (NE Corner of 24th) Three story brick building built in 1899 had 40 employees, was destroyed in 1959. Its beer slogan was: “never caused biliousness”.

2501 1/2-Carlin Hotel

 

 

2501-Max Friedwald (2nd Hand Goods)

 

 

2503 1/2-Star Rooms

 

2505-L Burroughs Carpentry

2505-Louis Melnick Clothing

 

2505-Sims & Winrod Boarding House

2505-Restaurant

 

 

2507 1/2-George Hendershott Auto & Livery

 

 

2507-St Louis Café

 

2509 - Mrs Sarah Roth Boarding House

 

 

2509-Samuel McKown Blacksmith/Peters Painter

2509-

 

 

2511 1/2 Jno Gruening Jeweler

 

 

2511-Frank Wax Barber

 

 

2513-Mrs Osborne's Café

 

 

2513 1/2-Roselyn Apartments

 

2517-Billings Opera House

2517-Usui Café

 

 

2519-Harry Goldberg Shoes

 

 

2521-Alex Madenberg Clothing

 

 

2521-Dennis Keene (res)

 

 

2521-Elmer Gehrt (Laborer)

Driscoll Building (2521-2523)

2523-Commercial Hotel (Was formerly known as the Driscoll Building)

2523-

 

 

2600-MacKay Co (Farm Implements)

 

 

2600-Northwest Equipment Co (Road Machinery)

 

 

2601 1/2-Frank Swim Soft Drinks

 

2601-Bar

2601-Montana Agate Co

 

2603-Mrs Katie Schraff Furnished Rooms

2603 1/2-Star Rooms (Boarding House & Stables)

 

2603- Peter Peroe Confectioner

2603-Jno Muller Shoe Repair

 

2605-C E Smith New & 2nd Hand Goods & Storage

2605-

 

 

2606-Mills-Durant Star Co (Automobiles)

 

2607 1/2-Stockwell's Employment Bureau

2607 1/2-Krank Kinnane Jeweler

 

2607 ˝-Mrs Della Stockwell Boarding Rooms

 

 

2607 - Ballard & Mendenhall Saloon

2607-Yellowstone Café

 

2609 1/2-Cliff Lindsay surgeon

2609 1/2-Modern Rooms

 

2609-Frank Chapman Harnesses

2609-David Kohn Clothing

 

2911-J R Storm Confectioner

2611-Boston Café

 

2613-Mint Saloon

2613-

 

 

2613 1/2 Hotel

 

2613 1/2-Iorwerth Jones Barbershop

2613 1/2-Birdie Key Barbershop

 

 

2614-Logan Glass & Paint

 

 

2615-Thomas Manley Cigar Mfg

 

2617-Boston Store

2617-Joseph Gansl Pawnbroker

 

2619-21-Billings Hardware Co

2619-Shelling Café

Fenske Block - 2623

2623-Fenske Wholesale Liquors

2623 1/2-Nicholas Kanakaris Soft Drinks

 

2623 - Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn

2623-Alf Wagner Clothing

 

2623 - Val Blatz Brewing Co

 

First National Bank Building - NW 27th

2701-First National Bank (PB Moss Pres)

2701-Billings Gazette (The Gazette Printing Co)

 

2701-Louis Kirchais Barbershop

2701-Louis Kirchais Barbershop

 

 

2702-Baker Transfer & Storage

 

2703-Holmes & Rixon Drugs & Toiletries & Jeffrey Tailor

2703-Bellanger & Jones Druggists (Gazette Bldg)

 

2705-Golden Rule Department Store

2705-Louis Melnick Clothing

 

 

2706-Henry Frith (Lawyer) Midland Bank Bldg

 

 

2706-Louis Herron (res)

 

2707-Yellowstone National Bank

2707-Yellow Cab

 

2707 ˝-Mrs Partridge Boarding House

 

Oliver Building - 2708

2708-

2708-

 

 

2709-Golden Rule Store

 

 

2711- Lindsay Billings Co (Wholesale Fruits)

 

2711-Luzon Café

2711-Luzon Café

 

 

2713 1/2-William Gates News Dealer

 

2713-Sideboard Saloon

2713-Abe Herman Pawnbroker

 

 

2714-Montana Paint & Varnish Co

Losekamp Building - 2715

2715-Billings Loan & Trust Co

Middlesex Banking. Peoples Savings Bank

Billings Water Power Company

2715-Kotasis & Antonopolis Restaurant

 

2715 1/2-Ensign Hunkins Jeweler & Optician

2715 1/2-

Babcock-Selvidge Building - 2716

2716 -

 

 

2717-Helena Record Office/NY Bargain Store

2717-

 

2717 ˝ - O C Ovren Confectioner

 

 

2719-2721-Vogue Clothing & Shoe Company

2720-Carl Matthey Knitting Mill

 

2719 - Thomas Manley Cigars

 

Belknap Block - NE 28th

2725-Chapple Drug Store

Suite 12 ˝ - J G Link, Architect

2723-Chapple Drug Store

Don-McCormick Block - NW 28th

2800-Donovan-McCormick Co Department Store (NW Corner 28th)

2800- Johnson Sisters Dressmakers

2800-Billings Hardware

 

2807- Kain's Bungalow Confectioner

 

IOOF Halls - 2809

2809-William Donovan Grocer & IOOF Hall

2809-

 

2811-Yellowstone Meat Market & J R Storm-Cigars

2811-Mowre's Pool Hall / Billings Popcorn

 

2811-Mrs Neagle Boarding Rooms

 

 

2812-Northern Pacific Railway Agent Office

2812-Northern Pacific Railway Agent Office

 

2813-Branch Saloon

2813-Stagg Cigar Store

 

2813 1/2-Charles Prince Barber

2813 1/2-

 

 

2815-Colonial Café

 

2817-John Losekamp Boots & Clothing

2817-

 

 

2817 1/2-Ranier Hotel

 

 

2821-Clark Hotel

Billings State Bank (2821)

 

2821-Rex Laundry Co

Public Library Building - SE 29th

2822-Parmly Billings Library (Mabel Collins Libr)+A16

2822-Parmly Billings Library

Gruwell Block & Hall - NE 29th

Billings Business College (#27)

W T Luddy Billiard Hall in Basement

Mrs Cameron Furnished Rooms (#29)

2823-Custer Hdwe Co

 

2824-Setzler Furniture & Undertaker (NE 29th)

2824-

 

 

2905-Mrs Larson's Restaurant

 

2907-Soo Chong Laundry

2907-

 

2907 ˝ - Grotto Springs Floral Company

 

 

2909-Western Hardware Co

2909-Ernest Tenny Sign Painter

 

2911-Home Bakery (J R Storm)

2911-Connolly Bros Saddlery

 

2915-Frank Victory Shoemaker

2915-

 

2917-Salvation Army Barracks

2917-

 

2917 - Gagnon Carpentry (Rear of Building)

 

 

 

2923-Enterprise Furniture Co

 

 

2923-United Brotherhood of Carpenters

 

Geo Setzler Furniture (NE Corner 29th)

 

 

Northern Pacific Railroad (SW Corner 29th)

Northern Pacific Railroad (SW Corner 29th)

 

3001-Hopper & Wagner Dermatoligists

3001-

 

 

3009-Auto Repair Shop

 

 

3015-Berryman Bros Plumbing and Heating

 

 

3017-19-The Furniture Shop

 

 

3017-Hardin Apartments

 

3019-Billings Greenhouse

3019-

 

3023-Holmes & Rixon boarders

3023-

 

 

3101-Glen Getty (Cleaner)

 

 

3111-Charles Johnson (res)

 

 

3111-Everette McCormick (res)

 

 

3115-Alma Matheny Grocer

 

 

3123-Western Union Telegraph Co

 

 

3303-Amelia Hannah (Resident)

 

 

3401-Nicholas Jacobs (res)

 

 

3419-Leo Glennon (NPRR Car Repairman)

 

 

3421-Ella Jacobs (res)

 

 

3509-Frank Houser (res)

 

 

3517-Hazleton Bros (res)

 

3523-Billings Marble & Granite Works & A S Mooney Stone Mason

3523-Billings Marble & Granite Works




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