Corner of 4th Street & Broadway Avenue in 2009

Corner of 4th Street & Broadway Avenue in 2009

Each of these buildings at one time or another housed long-time department store A.W. Lucas & Company prior to its relocation to Gateway Mall in 1979. The building on the corner also once housed Buttrey’s and, more recently, R&D Hairstyling College. Today it is home to The Toasted Frog.

Downtown Bismarck is a registered historic district that held strong importance to the initial growth and success of the Bismarck area. Bismarck’s downtown is roughly located between Washington Street & 7th Street; and Rosser Avenue and Main Avenue.