The cross section of Butte’s Broadway and Main Street in the 1920s

The Rockwood Hotel is on the right, circled in red. Its signs read “Red Boot Shoe Co.” and “Furnished Rooms,” advertising the legal front of the establishment, allowing the Rockwood’s owner to conceal illegal alcohol sales below. | Source:

Ward, Frank. Uptown Butte. Photographed 1920-1930. https://mtstandard.com/lifestyles/butte-s-story-told-through-photographer-s-eyes/article_c6a7f3c8-73c7-5c73-abfe-3f5e4a75d466.html.

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