Myrna Loy Center
Location & Map
Address Details
- Full Address
- 15 N Ewing St, Helena, MT 59601, United States
- City
- Helena
- County
- Lewis and Clark County
- State / Province
- Montana
- Postal Code
- 59601
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 46.58583, -112.03558
Contact & Links
- Website
- http://www.myrnaloycenter.com/
The Haunting
The Myrna Loy in Helena, Montana is an active arts center housed in the former Lewis and Clark County Jail. Its haunting reputation comes from the building's jail years, especially basement and solitary-confinement stories, now layered beneath film screenings, concerts, gallery shows, and community arts programming.
Travel and local-history sources identify the building as the historic Lewis and Clark County Jail, built in 1890 in Romanesque style. The former jail has since been converted into a fine-arts center with a gallery, film screenings, and live performances. Haunted accounts usually point to the contrast between the lively current use and the building's confinement history.
Reported activity: The recurring story is that spirits from the jail era linger in the basement, where solitary confinement cells were kept. Public access should follow the arts center's event schedule and staff guidance, since this is an operating venue rather than an abandoned jail.
Activity Details
Activity Level
Reported Activity
What People Are Saying
Summary of visitor and community commentary
The recurring story is that spirits from the jail era linger in the basement, where solitary confinement cells were kept. Public access should follow the arts center's event schedule and staff guidance, since this is an operating venue rather than an abandoned jail.