Bozeman Locals Share More Fantastic Old School Bozeman Stories
Getting old-school stories and memories from Bozeman locals who have been here to witness so much change is always cool. We shared the first set of "memory gems" and since we got SO MANY cool answers to begin with, we thought we'd share more. Army/Navy store, anyone? Here is PART TWO of the Bozeman blast from the past challenge.
There's no doubt that Bozeman has changed A LOT in recent years. But if you've been here for 20, 30, 40, or 60 years, your markers of Bozeman history are a blast to compare. Favorite old businesses, schools, (now) major roads that were simply 2 lane dirt paths - OVER 1,400 locals chimed in when we asked this question:
(NOTE: There may be a few typos, misspellings, or grammatical errors in the answers below. They were copied and pasted exactly as they were typed as comments on the original question. No biggie!)
Here is PART TWO of the Bozeman blast from the past challenge. There's no doubt that Bozeman has changed A LOT in recent years. OVER 1,400 locals chimed in "Tell us how long you've lived in the Bozeman area without telling us how long you've lived in the Bozeman area." NOTE: no concerns about stranger danger Bridger Bowl season pass was less that $100 per year Alley Cat bar Going to play pool at the corner pocket "My uncle and his family were the original owners of the Hot Springs and put the old bus up on the sign and ran the KOA there." "the Cartwheel Supper Club at Four Corners!" my mom would buy me chocolate cokes at Bungalow Drug the John Deere dealership building was the west edge of town No line at the DMV, the polar bear at the Main Mall all dressed up for Christmas Trout swimming in the indoor pond removed the train tracks Only 6 stoplights on Main Street waiting for the weigh station at 4-Corners to close