A LAST LOOK NORTH ALONG BROADWAY (MAIN) STREET =>
….WE SEE MANY HISTORIC BUILDINGS OF OLD RED LODGE, MT.
In This Google Street View (GSV) SEE LEFT TO RIGHT. =>
..A) Flashes Photography & Several Historic Buildings.
..B) Broadway Street, Looking North At The Center of Downtown Red Lodge.
..C) An Historic Old Stone Bank Plus Even More Historic Buildings.
..D) A Portion of 12th Street Going East.
..E) At The End Of 12th Street (Unseen To The East) Is Rock Creek.
..F) Beyond Rock Creek See The Valley’s Eastward Confining Bluffs.

Main Drag Red Lodge, MT.
..*********************..

As Is The Case of Miles City, MT, & Laurel, MT, The Red Lodge Downtown Has Many Old 1890’s Era Buildings => “The Old” Is Still There!
…This is because, since their early ~heyday, these towns have had stable populations and stable economic activity. There has been no “growth”, and thus no money, or need, to “knock down and replace with “modern”! …In Fact, many towns have lived with The Quick & Cheap & Modern, long enough to actually value “The Old & Quaint”.
….AND eventually, really by force of necessity, these towns (and many similar), have learned to value, treasure, honor, & preserve, long into the future, what already exists. They came to see the “The Old & Quaint” as an asset, and thus work hard to preserve and use their Traditional Quaint Old Buildings that have “Character”. It is sincerely hoped that the this continues for Laurel, MT. Miles City, MT. & Red Lodge MT.
…Other Examples =>
…A) Hague, SD.
… The Old, Red Brick Café Building in Hague, ND. Which We Sincerely Hope Will Be Preserved Long Into The Future.
..********.
…B) Miles City, MT.
…. Towns Who Wish To Preserve Their Older Buildings, Would Do Well To Follow The Example of Miles City Historic Preservation Office. Back In ~2002 this effort was led by Ms. Amorette Allison.
The Montana Historical Society Said =>
…. Amorette Allison has played an instrumental part in collecting, archiving, and writing articles, even 7 books on Miles City History. Her passion for Miles City history led her to a job as the Historic Preservation Officer. … She has researched past [Miles City Star Newspaper] editions, oral histories, and general research to write the columns about this town.
….************** ….

…DATE-LINE: August 17, 2021. by Henry Gurr.
…A) Unfortunately the above article About Ms Amorette Allison & Her Work With Miles City, MT. Preservation, is NO longer available at => //mhs.mt.gov/Portals/11/finduse/docs/bot/HKAN/Allison.pdf. However =>
…B) Under New Leadership, The Miles City Historic Preservation Office WebSite Has A Small Amount Of Information. Click Here.
********..
….IN SUMMARY: Many towns have lived with “The Quick & Cheap & Modern”, long enough to Now Value “The Old.& Quaint”."
********..

….As Is Seen Topo Maps, The Town’s Streets In The Downtown Areas of Red Lodge, Are On A Slightly Sloping Valley Land, That Is Planar. ( IE Like a Slightly Sloping Board.)
….This Fits What Seen In /\ Above /\ Photo & Other Photos Of Streets of Red Lodge.
….In addition, you can see in the /\ Above /\ Photo, just how close Rock Creek is to Broadway, and the center of Red Lodge. This is because Rock Creek Valley is here relatively narrow, leaving space only for a Downtown Area that is long and narrow.


(Photo = GoogStVu OldBldgUnChange}1850s68US-212Broadway(Main)St RkCrkConfineBluff RedLodgeMT.jpg ...... ZMM Page = NA ...... WayPt = ~127 }