Havre Beneath the Streets
After Havre burned down, the best place to build was under the ashes.
Category Subterranean Sites
After most of the businesses above ground in Havre, MT burned down in 1904, the shopkeeps decided to reopen in their basements during the rebuilding process. A series of tunnels spiderweb underneath the city now, evidenced from above by the peculiar purple squares set into sidewalks around town.
Underneath Havre, business thrived. A soda fountain, bordello, saloon, butcher, dentist, and more all found employment underground.
The underground, which was mostly built by Chinese workers, served as a haven for them and their own businesses, including an opium trade.
During Prohibition, the tunnels were useful for smuggling liquor to speakeasies, as well as providing hidden locations for distilling spirits.
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- Hours Sun-Sat: 9-5; Winter Hours Mon-Sat: 10-4
- Website Beneath the Streets
- Address 3rd Avenue, Havre, Montana, 59501, United States
- Cost Adults $10; Seniors $9; Students $7. Groups of 15 or more: $7/person.
Ticket office is located on 3rd Avenue, south of Normans Ranch Wear.
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Anonymous
June 30, 2009
Please correct the location mentionned in the subtitle, this is not LE HAVRE, FRANCE but HAVRE, MONTANA. Best regards.
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