The 1916 Sanborn map shows Butte’s Main Street slightly before the beginning of Prohibition. The Rockwood Hotel is circled in red

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The hotel is blue because it is made of stone, unlike the other surrounding buildings—made of brick, they are represented in the color red. This demonstrates how unique the high-quality construction of Rockwood was in the area. | Source:
Sanborn Map, Image 29 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana. 1916, Library of Congress, Washington, DC https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4254bm.g4254bm_g04950195701/?sp=29.

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Sanborn Map, Image 29 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana. 1916, Library of Congress, Washington, DC https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4254bm.g4254bm_g04950195701/?sp=29.

"The 1916 Sanborn map shows Butte’s Main Street slightly before the beginning of Prohibition. The Rockwood Hotel is circled in red" appears in: The Rockwood Speakeasy – Butte, Montana