[Reporter John Forssen of the Missoulian wrote the article below in 1953. It gave a valuable profile of Missoula’s electrical capacity and a view of it’s history and growth:] The growth of Missoula in population and in industry has brought with it additions to electric power and distribution facilities culminating Read More
Missoula Exploding – 6,000 more in last 24 months – 1909 This morning The Missoulian gives, in its news columns, the estimate of Mr. C. X. Thompson of the population of the city of Missoula as indicated by the canvass, now completed, for names to be published in the city Read More
In Realty Circles. The Advancement of Missoula an Assured Fact. Enterprises Projected Which Will Be Carried Out – Increase in Value of Real Estate. The “unearned increment,” – a phrase which philosophic writers on economic questions are very fond of using – simply means the increase of value in a Read More
Quick Missoula Populations Missoula 1870 – 400 1880 – 347 1890 – 3,426 1900 – 4,366 1910 – 12,869 1920 – 12,668 1930 – 14,657 1940 – 18,449 1950 – 22,485 1960 – 27,090 1970 – 29,497 1980 – 33,388 1990 – 42,918 2000 – 57,053 2010 – 66,788 Missoula Read More
Streetcars Reach End of Line – 1935 Veteran Missoula Streetcars Reach “End of the Line” in Sale To Tourist Camps to Become Cabins for City’s Motor Visitors Custodian Recalls History Of Service Displaced When Motor Buses Came to City By Tom Wigal. Stripped almost to bare shells, Missoula’s old streetcars, Read More
Strange Census Data 1920 – Missoula shrank for 10 years? The Population of Missoula The 1920 census assigns to Missoula a population of 12,668, which is less than the 1910 record. Thus, apparently, our population is less now that (sic) it was 10 years ago. Patently, this is not true. Read More
Lolo Pass Highway Let To Spokane Firm Bids Exceed Estimate, But Agreement Is Reached Recommendations for the award of the construction contract for the Montana section of the Lolo Pass forest road project to the E. A. Webster & Co., Spokane contractors, will be made bureau of public roads officials Read More
Harris Street Underpass – 1938 Pour Concrete At Harris Street Underpass Today Major Excavation Work Is Nearly Complete at Local Subway. Flow of concrete for the main slab of the Harris street underpass of the Northern Pacific under the freight station will be under headway Wednesday, pipes having been placed Read More
Captions for 3 photos on page 22, Section A of the Missoulian Centennial issue are shown below. First Schoolhouse in City The first building constructed here expressly for school purposes still stands in Missoula. This photo was made in 1948 when the building was being remodeled for use as Read More
These photos appeared in the Missoulian Centennial issue. Below are the captions for photo on page 14 of Section A. No Driving ‘Faster Than a Walk’ on This One This was the first Higgins Avenue Bridge in Missoula, started in 1872 and completed in 1873. The sign over the Read More