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2624 Minnesota Ave.
Billings, MT 59101
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406-534-4177
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406-534-6717
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History of the L&L Building

Calamity Jane (5th from the right) in Billings during the railroad strike of June 1894 (photo courtesy of Western Heritage Center)

The L&L in 1951 (photo courtesy of Perditta McCrea and Laura Kautz)

The L&L in 1975 (photo by Jim Krieg, Billings Gazette)
In 1901, Calamity’s residency in the boarding house ended in a court battle in which she sued one of the Lee brothers for the contents of a trunk she said that he was keeping without her permission. Mr. Lee countered that the box was given to him as security for rent that Jane had yet to pay. The court sided with Mr. Lee and the trunk stayed with him.

Arcade bar in the L&L in 1990 (Billings Gazette)
By the late 1990s, the building found itself vacant and neglected after the closing of the notorious Arcade Bar.
After sitting empty for nearly ten years, the building was restored in 2005. For several years after the restoration, Subway sandwiches and a CPA held residence in the building. In early 2016, Russ Plath purchased the building to accommodate the growing law practice. Additional renovations were made and the firm relocated in mid-2016.
The L&L Building Today