Then & Now
Then & Now: Butte's Bars and Counters That Came Back
Fire, closure, and reopen: M&M next door, Matt's Place back on Placer, and Pekin gone in 2026.
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Places That Are Gone
The corner, the store, the thing that was there.
Places That Are Gone stories
Remember This?
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.
Remember This?
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.
Remember This?
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.
Remember This?
Remember This? Hart-Albin and Downtown Billings Shopping
Before the mall finished the argument, Hart-Albin was the downtown department store Billings dressed up to visit.
Then & Now
Remember This? Pekin Noodle Parlor in Butte
America's oldest family-owned Chinese restaurant closed in April 2026 after 115 years on Main Street.
Old School Montana If…
Old School Montana If…
You still give directions by what used to be on the corner
Old School Montana If…