Billings was founded as a railroad town in 1882. The first passenger depot was the Headquarters Hotel on what was then North 28th and Montana Avenue, serving as the stopping point for passengers and freight. After the Headquarters Hotel burned down in 1891, the town quickly erected a second depot at the same location. In the late 1880s, Mrs. E.B. Camp, the mayor's wife, suggested renaming North 28th Street to North Broadway to give the street a name more fitting for a depot location. Construction of the depots on North Broadway spurred civic and business development on the north side of the tracks that still continues today. By 1907, Billings was growing quickly and needed a larger depot to handle increased freight and passenger traffic. A lot between North 24th and 25th on Montana Avenue was chosen, and the Union Depot was completed in 1909. The structure remains today and serves the Billings community as a popular non-profit special events venue.