We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Lee Cum Photographed with a group of Chinook "Pioneers" during Pioneer Day celebrations in 1935.
On this past April 23rd, a Chinese restaurant in Butte closed its doors. Pekin Noodle Parlor was not just any Chinese restaurant though. It was the oldest continually operating Chinese restaurant in the United States. For 115 years, Pekin had a front row seat to the dramatic story of the west's most interesting city. Everyone from immigrant miners and back-alley prostitutes, to travel tv show hosts, governors, and Evil Knievel sat in the same seats and ate the same type of food for over a century. As the fate of Butte rose and fell over the decades, the restaurant remained a constant witness t...
