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Butte’s Now and Then Old Institutions Remembered
An editorial roam through Butte’s bygone amusements and venues shows race tracks and coursing parks replaced by homes, the bull ring and boxing arenas vanished for urban growth, street barkers faded, and massive horse teams disappeared from Main Street as the city modernized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Chamber of Commerce
Silver Bow County
Coursing
Idaho
Douglas
Scott
Europe
Mark Twain
Waterloo
Rabbit
Bruce
Bunny
Gotch
Residences
Jack O'Keefe
Melody
Jack Carkeek
Frank Gotch
Jack Quinn
Roosevelt
Quinn
Bull Ring
John H. McIntosh
Montana
William Scallon
McIntosh
Sheriff Quinn
Alex Mackel
Mackel
Duncan McDonald’s
Jack Sulivan
Skd Haya
Marvin Hart
Marvin
Sullivan-Hays
Erin
Ike
Stanley Ketchel
Carkeek
Minneapolis
Scout Taylor
California
Walkerville
Centerville
Iowa
Granite Street
Hamilton
Curtis & Majors
Green Majors
John Curtis
Realty
Majors
Curtis
San Francisco