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L and L Building

Coordinates: 45°46′53″N 108°30′07″W / 45.78139°N 108.50194°W / 45.78139; -108.50194 (L and L Building)
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L and L Building
The building in 2013
L and L Building is located in Montana
L and L Building
L and L Building is located in the United States
L and L Building
Location2624 Minnesota Avenue, Billings, Montana
Coordinates45°46′53″N 108°30′07″W / 45.78139°N 108.50194°W / 45.78139; -108.50194 (L and L Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1893 (1893)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.08001227[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 2008

The L and L Building is a historic two-story building in Billings, Montana. It was designed in the Italianate style, and built in 1893-1896 by Sam and Yee Quong Lee, two brothers who were born in China and emigrated to the United States in 1865.[2] It housed a dry goods store, a restaurant, and a lodging house until the late 1910s, when the first floor was remodelled as a saloon and a liquor store.[2] It later housed the Arcade Bar,[2] which became known as "an eyesore and a gathering spot for the city's criminal underbelly,"[3] The bar closed temporarily after it was raided by the police, who arrested a bartender and two customers on marijuana charges in January 1993,[4] and it closed down in May 1994.[5] The building was refurbished in 2004–2006.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 19, 2008.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Alison LaFever (March 31, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: L and L Building". National Park Service. Retrieved January 21, 2020. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ Ehli, Nick (December 8, 1993). "City, bar owner fall apart". The Billings Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bellinghausen, Pat (January 10, 1993). "Bar closed for short time". The Billings Gazette. p. 24. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Gaub, Dennis (May 10, 1994). "Police glad that Arcade has closed". The Billings Gazette. p. 3. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.