Southwest Montana

Anaconda

Deer Lodge County

Old School Montana lists 2 places in Anaconda that are still open: Washoe Theater (est. 1936) and Club Moderne (est. 1937). Anaconda is in Deer Lodge County, in Southwest Montana.

Smelter town west of Butte with a stack that is still standing, a 1936 movie palace, and a Moderne bar on Park Avenue.

Before 1950

Places in Anaconda

Drink · Still Old School

Club Moderne

A 1937 corner bar with a Moderne front that made it through a fire and came back with the same bar and look.

Anaconda · Est. 1937

See · Still Old School

Washoe Theater

Started in 1931, opened in 1936 with The Texas Rangers, and showed The Texas Rangers again for its 90th birthday in 2026. Still $7 a ticket.

Anaconda · Est. 1936

Anaconda stories

Still Old School

Still Old School: The Washoe in Anaconda

Anaconda's Art Deco movie palace took five years and a Depression to finish. It opened in 1936 and turned 90 in 2026 still selling $7 tickets.

Anaconda · Before 1950

More in Southwest Montana

Bozeman, Butte, Deer Lodge, Philipsburg, Polaris, Three Forks, Virginia City