Billings in Yellowstone County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Standing Outside the Stockman's Café

Historic Montana Avenue

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2020

1. Standing Outside the Stockman's Café Marker

Inscription. The Stockman, known as the place "where men meet men," was more than a café. It also featured a bar, recreation parlor, barbershop and sporting goods store.

Erected by Downtown Billings Starts Here. (Marker Number 20.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 45° 46.894′ N, 108° 30.275′ W. Marker is in Billings, Montana, in Yellowstone County. It is on Montana Avenue (Business Interstate 90) near North 28th Street, aka North Broadway, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2737 Montana Avenue, Billings MT 59101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Yellowstone Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: The Stockman Bar - circa 1945 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Billings Opera House - circa 1915 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Selvidge/Babcock Building - circa 1925 (within shouting distance of this marker); The 2700 Block, Montana Avenue - circa 1909 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gazette Building - circa 1935 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Chapple Drug Store - 1893 (within shouting distance of this marker); Billings' First Bank - 1883 (within shouting distance of this marker); Oliver Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Billings.

More about this marker. Markers erected by Downtown Billings Starts Here are secure to streetlight poles and are only visible from the sidewalk provided they are not covered by a flower pot.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2020

2. Standing Outside the Stockman's Café Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 1, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.