tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371607735808645509.post3178981889891325761..comments2024-03-28T02:15:46.690-06:00Comments on Montana Moments: A Persistent MythEllen Baumlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16947119160440362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371607735808645509.post-88448888836067708452016-03-02T10:12:19.377-07:002016-03-02T10:12:19.377-07:00I do not know if they intended to portray these &q...I do not know if they intended to portray these "basement" spaces as tunnels. That would be incorrect. But as I mentioned, Chinese often did rent basements because they were cheaper. Basement businesses and tunnels are not the same thing, and the Chinese were not the only people who rented basement space. I suggest you look at Priscilla Wegars' information on Chinese tunnels. She is the foremost authority on Asians in the West. http://webpages.uidaho.edu/aacc/research.htm#tunnels Thanks!Ellen Baumlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947119160440362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371607735808645509.post-51452767976927912432016-02-15T14:48:06.133-07:002016-02-15T14:48:06.133-07:00I ha e a question. I remember being at the museum ...I ha e a question. I remember being at the museum of mining in butte when I was a Jr high student in 1978. There were diaramas of Chinese laundries and other businesses and even living quarters in the no longer used mine shafts. I even remember the size of the display and the height of the glass window in the wall. We're they wrong?Heather craignoreply@blogger.com