The pic above was taken last week right in front of my loft apartment building on Montana Ave. When I moved here about 2 and a half years ago long time Billings residents told me that where I live used to be skid row and that the redevelopment of the historic district has vastly improved the neighborhood...
If I were you I'd figure out an alternative route to using Montana Ave during your commute for the next few days or plan on about an extra 10 minutes to get where you're going.