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L and L Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The building in 2013
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Location	2624 Minnesota Avenue, Billings, Montana
Coordinates	45°46′53″N 108°30′07″W / 45.78139°N 108.50194°W / 45.78139; -108.50194 (L and L Building)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1893 (1893)
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	08001227
Added to NRHP	December 19, 2008

The L and L Building is a historic two-story building in Billings, Montana. It was designed in the Italianate style, and built in 1893-1896 by Sam and Yee Quong Lee, two brothers who were born in China and emigrated to the United States in 1865. It housed a dry goods store, a restaurant, and a lodging house until the late 1910s, when the first floor was remodelled as a saloon and a liquor store. It later housed the Arcade Bar, which became known as "an eyesore and a gathering spot for the city's criminal underbelly," The bar closed temporarily after it was raided by the police, who arrested a bartender and two customers on marijuana charges in January 1993, and it closed down in May 1994. The building was refurbished in 2004–2006. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 19, 2008.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ Alison LaFever (March 31, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: L and L Building". National Park Service. Retrieved January 21, 2020. With accompanying pictures
Ehli, Nick (December 8, 1993). "City, bar owner fall apart". The Billings Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Bellinghausen, Pat (January 10, 1993). "Bar closed for short time". The Billings Gazette. p. 24. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Gaub, Dennis (May 10, 1994). "Police glad that Arcade has closed". The Billings Gazette. p. 3. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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