"Sixth
and Main"
Once Helena's Commercial Hub
Sixth and Main, Looking South, ca. 1900
Sixth
Ave. at Main, looking west, ca. 1909
The Power Block
is on the left, the Ashby Block on the right, and the Horsky Block
on the far right.
Sixth
Ave. at Main, looking west, 1920s
| The
building on the right, the 1883 Ashby Block, was demolished in
1929 to make way for the First National Bank building. Note the
multi-globe streetlights; they would soon be replaced by lights
of a less attractive design, as seen in the following views. |
Sixth
Avenue at Fuller Avenue, circa 1917
Demolition
of the Ashby Block, 1929
Sixth
Ave. looking west from Main St., 1930s
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
You may wonder,
"Where all the
parking meters?"
They were not installed in Helena until January of 1946.
In 1956, Independent Record reported that 400 lbs. of "slugs,
washers,
bus tokens, trade checks and electrical box knockouts" had
been recovered from the meters. |
Sixth
& Main, July 19-21 1939
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD •
CLICK ON IMAGE FOR A BIG VIEW IN A NEW WINDOW
| In the Big
View of this photo, one can see, in the distance, the arrow sign
overhanging Main Street, pointing west toward the Marlow Theatre
on Edwards Street. It reads "Susannah of the Mounties",
a Shirley Temple movie that played at the Marlow July 19-21 1939. |
Sixth
& Main, Armistice Day Parade, Nov. 11 1939
COURTESY
OF THE RAY and PHIL JEZICK COLLECTION & THE HELENA FIRE DEPARTMENT
CLICK ON IMAGE FOR A BIG VIEW IN A NEW WINDOW
The
Tour Train on Sixth Ave. near Last Chance Gulch, 1957
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
Note the streetcar
tracks on Sixth Ave.
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Sixth
and Main, Looking South from the 300 Block of Main, ca. 1951
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD • CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR
A BIG VIEW IN A NEW WINDOW
Sixth
Ave., Looking East from Main, ca. 1958 • Interactive
Image
Followed by a 2006 View
COURTESY
OF DARCY O'DELL • INTERACTIVE IMAGE
| Sixth Avenue
in full swing, taken from atop the Power Building, probably 1958
(note the billboard for the new Ford
Edsel). Pass your cursor over buildings
in the photo for more information. |
Sixth
Ave., Looking East from Main, 2006
COURTESY
OF KEITH NAY
Thanks, Keith,
for this great comparison view!
Sixth
and Main from the Roof of the Electric Block, Ca. 1974
COURTESY
OF ROBIN EVANS
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back to LAST CHANCE GULCH • MAIN ST.
