M&M, Again
This St. Patrick’s day many Montanans lamented the closure of the M&M Bar after 113 years of 24-hour service. So here’s some great news (on the 100th Anniversary of Bloomsday, no less):
BUTTE — The M&M Cigar Store, a landmark here for more than a century but closed 14 months ago in a bankruptcy case, may be reopening soon.
Bud Walker, a real estate agent and Butte-Silver Bow commissioner, said he hopes to reopen the bar by late summer.
He said the family partnership deal with owner Patty Lisac, including its liquor license, may close in July.
So raise a toast to Commissioner Walker for taking up the mantle of a Butte institution!
And if you missed the opportunity to buy the M&M (asking price $195,000, but some construction needed to bring it up to code), you have several other chances to own a piece of history, from the Irish Times (the M&M’s St. Patty’s day stand-in), to the Anaconda Company’s pay office, to the Dumas Brothel (”America’s Longest Running House of Prostitution”). Let’s hope they all end up in good hands.