downtown Missoula

Harmon’s Histories: Antique wallpaper found in Hammond Arcade dates to 1930s
Harmon’s Histories: Antique wallpaper found in Hammond Arcade dates to 1930s
Nick Caras has recently discovered “some old wallpapers in the Hammond Arcade, several of which are scenes of Chinese lanterns; and one of a traditional English ‘stag hunt.’ ” He wrote to the Missoula Current’s Martin Kidston, “I thought (I’d) ask if you had any hunch as far as date or perhaps you have some resources on the Chinese history in Missoula.” Martin passed the question to me, and I’m glad he did.
Harmon’s Histories: Barney’s was a deluxe downtown store … and robbery target
Harmon’s Histories: Barney’s was a deluxe downtown store … and robbery target
If you’ve been in Missoula for a very long time, you’ll may remember the store on North Higgins, next to Woolworth’s, before it went out of business in the 1950s. Back in 1912, the Barnhill brothers, Garnett and Hyatt, bought Joe Fitzgerald’s menswear store, closed briefly for remodeling, then opened “Barney’s” for business at 222 North Higgins on August 1 with “new stock.”