Back Then · Remember This?
Remember This? Columbia Gardens in Butte
Butte's amusement park never charged admission. It opened in 1899, closed on Labor Day 1973, and burned that November. People are still talking about the swings.
1970s · Southwest Montana
Butte, 1970s
Old School Montana lists 1 place in Butte that is still open: Silver Bow Drive-In (est. 1977, seasonal). Butte is in Silver Bow County, in Southwest Montana.
In Butte, Uptown is still the reference point, even for the parts of the story that moved on.
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Silver Bow Drive-In
Five miles an hour on the lot, sound on the FM dial, a concession stand that came from an older drive-in near Deer Lodge, and two screens since 1980.
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Then & Now: Butte's Bars and Counters That Came Back
The M&M burned and reopened next door. Matt's Place went dark and came back on Placer. Pekin closed in 2026 and stayed closed. That's Butte, then and now.
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Remember This? Pekin Noodle Parlor in Butte
Since 1911, the best seats in Uptown Butte were up a flight of stairs. Pekin Noodle Parlor, often called the country's oldest family-owned Chinese restaurant, served its last noodles in April 2026.
You're Old School Montana if... you got the tandem swings at Columbia Gardens going so high your mother couldn't watch
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