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 Hotel Baxter Sign - Bozeman, MT Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 45° 40.762 W 111° 02.336
12T E 496967 N 5058424
Bozeman's Main Street Historic District is anchored by The Baxter Hotel at its west end and the Bozeman Hotel at its east end. Atop the Baxter is Bozeman's biggest neon sign, designed to be seen from 70 miles away.
Waymark Code: WMW53K
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2017
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Unique features of the Baxter building include a 32-foot high by 45-foot wide electric "Hotel Baxter" sign on the roof. Erected when the building was completed in 1929, it was intended to be seen from the top of mountain passes up to 70 miles away to "serve as a beacon for travelers." The red neon sign was nonfunctional for about 40 years, but was refurbished, repaired, and officially re-lit on January 10, 2013, in a ceremony, where U.S. Senator and part-time Bozeman resident Max Baucus called it "A crown jewel of Bozeman."
From Wiki
Photo Courtesy of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle
HOTEL BAXTER
Recognizing the need for a luxury hotel, Bozeman businessmen joined together in a collaboration that spanned nearly a century. Culminating in the opening of the Hotel Baxter on March 2, 1929, the effort involved several generations of dedicated citizens including Bozeman resident Eugene Graf, the Baxter's architect Fred F. Willson, the Bozeman Community Hotel Corporation, and approximately 250 community members. Rancher/entrepreneur George Baxter financed the final $50,000 and named the hotel after his father. Willson's design blends Art Deco style with modern and classical references. The stunning grand triple-arched entry duplicates and doubles in smaller scale on the seventh floor facade. Hotel Baxter originally featured seventy-six guest rooms, eight apartments; a lobby, lounge, dining room, coffee shop, barber shop, fountain room, and banquet rooms. Now extensively renovated and converted to condominiums, the Baxter is again a social hub, fulfilling its original promise. In 1929, J. A. Lovelace delivered the opening toast, pledging that the Baxter would always do its part to "make Bozeman the best town in America in which to live." It continues as a timeless social centerpiece and a treasure in the Treasure State.
From the plaque at the building
Name of business: Hotel Baxter
Type of business: Hotel/Motel
Condition of Neon Sign: Hitsville - In good working order
Physical Location:
105 West Main Street
Bozeman, MT United Stated
59715
Web Address: [Web Link]
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