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Downtown looking north, 1895 Downtown is seen, looking north along North 27th Street, in 1895. The old First Congregational Church can be seen in the middle of the frame. Western Heritage Center Downtown looking west, 1900s The downtown area is seen from the bell tower of the old Yellowstone County Courthouse in the 1900s. St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral can be seen in the distance at left, and Lincoln School can be seen to the right. Downtown looking east, 1900s The downtown area is seen from the bell tower of the old Yellowstone County Courthouse, looking east, in the 1900s. In the f...

Two downtown staples and one West End business looking to expand to Montana Avenue see their path to expansion through downtown Billings' tax increment finance district.  The Burger Dive, Kibler & Kirch and a group that wants to bring Your Pie pizzeria downtown, have all applied for funding through the TIF district from the Downtown Billings Partnership. A tax increment financing district is a special zone where some commercial property taxes are diverted into public/private urban renewal projects within the boundaries of the district. The hope is that the renewal projects lift property va...