Tower
Shopping Center
11th Ave. at Montana Ave.
Tower Food Mart, 1220 11th Avenue, 1940s
THE
WES AND CAROL SYNNESS COLLECTION
The
market was so named for its close proximity to the KXLJ
radio broadcasting studio and tower at 1306 11th Avenue.
On Ocober
25, 1950, a grand opening was held for the expanded Tower
Shopping Center, which included a variety store, and
frozen food locker plant. In
1956, more shops were constructed on the north side of the
lot.
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| Helena
Independent-Record display ad for the Tower Food Mart,
May 23 1946. An inferior
brand of flour raises havoc in the kitchen.
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Helena
Independent-Record story about the expanded Tower Shopping
Center Grand Opening , Oct. 24 1950.
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Postcard
view of the Tower Shopping Center, ca. 1956
COURTESY
OF D. R. STINSON
| This view
shows the row of shops added in 1956. Judging from the angle
of the sun and how empty the parking lot is, this photo was
probably taken on a Sunday afternoon. |
The back of
the postcard reads...
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TOWER
SHOPPING CENTER
Highway 10 & 91
Groceries, Meats, Lockers, Variety, Fishing Supplies, Laundromat,
Barber Shop, Rug Cleaning, Etc.
TOURIST INFORMATION
1220 11th Ave., Helena, Montana
Phone H 2-6770
W. L. (Bill) Higgins, Owner
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Detail of the
shops which were added in 1956.
Thanks to Mr. D. R. Stinson for his excellent
high-resolution scan of this rare postcard.
July
11, 1956 Grand Opening Newspaper Ad
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back to STORES, OFFICES, ETC.
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