Then & Now
Still Old School: The Oxford Cafe in Missoula
Established in 1883, open 24 hours, still pouring coffee and plating chicken fried steak when downtown locks up.
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The Montana you can still describe.
Old corners, school gyms, Saturday errands, the place that used to be there. If it's still in somebody's head, it belongs here.
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Remember This? 4B's and the Montana Coffee-Shop Circuit
Bill Hainline's family chain fed Montana travelers from 1947 until the map got thinner, town by town.
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Remember This? Eddie's Supper Club in Great Falls
Four generations of the Newman family served campfire steaks on the east side until June 2017.
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Remember This? Bert and Ernie's in Helena
After 48 years on Last Chance Gulch, Helena's Bert and Ernie's turned off the lights in December 2022.
Memories
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You still give directions by what used to be on the corner
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You bought ranch pants and fence clips in the same aisle and called that errands
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You could name the bars on Central Avenue before you could name the chain hotels
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