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April 24, 2009

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Club Moderne

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Need a building to go along with some neon signs in the windows? Well, look no further.

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The Building

Located in the City of Anaconda that is nestled in the mountains of Montana, lies a beautiful little club.  The club was built in 1937 by carpenter  Frank Wullus, according to the clubs owner John Francisco.  The streamline style of architecture used on the facade is made from carrare glass.  The design used was created and installed by W.P. Fuller’s Paint of Butte, MT.  Fortunately the building sits mostly unchanged from how it was built and should remain unchanged because it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Photo by Flickr member, Jack Crossen. Used under Creative Commons License.

Photo by Flickr member, Jack Crossen. Used under Creative Commons License.

Photo by Flickr member, Jack Crossen. Used under Creative Commons License.

Photo by Flickr member, Jack Crossen. Used under Creative Commons License.

Photo by Flickr member, Jack Crossen. Used under Creative Commons License.

Photo by Flickr member, Jack Crossen. Used under Creative Commons License.

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— Co-founder of N scale Limited, Chris was bitten by the model railroading bug when he was 14, originally working with HO scale he soon discovered the limitless possibilities of N scale. It was only a few years ago when Chris decided that it was time to break free of the kit bubble and begin scratch building structures. The few structures Chris has built have gone on to acquire multiple Best of Show awards in NMRA and non-NMRA judged shows. He is also a member of the budding Junction City N-scalers modular club based out of Ogden, UT that will strive for the best of what N-scale modelers have to offer.
  • http://www.model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/kcsphil1 Philip H.

    Nice find. THis would fit on almost any layout from the 1920′s to the present. It look Art Deco on the street side. Do you know if the parkin glot side is wood or vinyl/aluminum over something else (brick perhaps)?

  • Frank Giacobbe

    Looking at the last two photos, my guess would be that the siding was added later than the building was constructed. It would have likely been brick underneath.

    With that particular building, I could picture a tan or cream colored brick instead of a standard red brick.

  • Frank Giacobbe

    I still think I’d like brick better. :)

  • http://www.model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/kcsphil1 Philip H.

    Thanks guys. Odd though it may sound, I’m sort of looking for a building like this to use on my layout. There’s an area where a four lane highway bisects my main, and it used to be a sort of town (one of those unincorporated ventures that dot the South). There are several run down concrete block sturctures in the area that suggest various businesses, but I may adopt this one just based on its looks.

  • Chris Brimley

    Philip,
    If you build this, make sure to let us know so we can show it off for you. The town that this building sits in (Anaconda, MT) was a company town owned by a local mine. So you are right about it looking great in a large city or a small town. Good luck on building it.

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