The Old Brothel, Giltedge Montana
Scandalous, I know! I hope I do not offend anyone with the subject of this photo but history is history, and here's my take on it. Here we reach one of the most "colorful" and interesting buildings in Giltedge. When I found out what this was I looked around and wondered...has any church survived? No. Businesses? Not really. And the other homes are in poor condition, and not very accessible.
But of course, fully accessible standing right beside the main road, is the brothel. It has very much survived, still standing tall although the church and town businesses have fallen. The very realization of this made me laugh. Such is life. It reminded me of something mom and I would talk about. I would always ask why such good things happened to mean people, and she would away say "well the wicked always seem to prosper! I don't understand why that is Arielle." The brothel is actually a very beautiful old house, look at that porch! I didn't go inside but according to this website: www.montanahikes.com/Judith_mountains.php (which calls this place the "home for the ladies who kept the miners comfortable at night" quite polite!) the interior is very complex, with many rooms. It also says there is an open well behind the house, probably awaiting nosy photographers like me! Out of respect to the property owners I didn't go inside, but next time (there will be a next time) I think I will. I couldn't help but wonder how many beautiful furnishings this place had, and beautiful costumes and outfits for the girls. Not a wonderful way of life, but interesting none the less! History is alive and well at this house.
"During 1900-1901 Gilt Edge was considered one of the best towns in the country. Gilt Edge reached its peak between 1908 and 1909. Calamity Jane, calling it her favorite, frequented Gilt Edge. On several occasions she spent time in their jail." -centralmt.com
For more information on this old mining town check out these very helpful links:
www.angelfire.com/ia2/flybee3/
The Old Brothel, Giltedge Montana
Scandalous, I know! I hope I do not offend anyone with the subject of this photo but history is history, and here's my take on it. Here we reach one of the most "colorful" and interesting buildings in Giltedge. When I found out what this was I looked around and wondered...has any church survived? No. Businesses? Not really. And the other homes are in poor condition, and not very accessible.
But of course, fully accessible standing right beside the main road, is the brothel. It has very much survived, still standing tall although the church and town businesses have fallen. The very realization of this made me laugh. Such is life. It reminded me of something mom and I would talk about. I would always ask why such good things happened to mean people, and she would away say "well the wicked always seem to prosper! I don't understand why that is Arielle." The brothel is actually a very beautiful old house, look at that porch! I didn't go inside but according to this website: www.montanahikes.com/Judith_mountains.php (which calls this place the "home for the ladies who kept the miners comfortable at night" quite polite!) the interior is very complex, with many rooms. It also says there is an open well behind the house, probably awaiting nosy photographers like me! Out of respect to the property owners I didn't go inside, but next time (there will be a next time) I think I will. I couldn't help but wonder how many beautiful furnishings this place had, and beautiful costumes and outfits for the girls. Not a wonderful way of life, but interesting none the less! History is alive and well at this house.
"During 1900-1901 Gilt Edge was considered one of the best towns in the country. Gilt Edge reached its peak between 1908 and 1909. Calamity Jane, calling it her favorite, frequented Gilt Edge. On several occasions she spent time in their jail." -centralmt.com
For more information on this old mining town check out these very helpful links:
www.angelfire.com/ia2/flybee3/