Demolition of Rocky Mountain Toy Company to retain historic facade.
Though its walls will fall, the façade of one of downtown Bozeman’s oldest buildings is spared. For now. Partial demolition began on Tuesday, with the felling of the fire-damaged west wall. Owner Chris Pope said he’d agreed to remove the wall and its foundation so the Legion could start rebuilding its hall.
The 127-year-old East Main Street structure and former home of the Rocky Mountain Toy Company was rendered structurally unsound by the March 5 natural-gas explosion.
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