‘Time traveling’ to the new Montana Club

Few Helena-area buildings cut as stylish a figure as the six-story, red brick Montana Club, with its striking profile and boldly over-hanging eaves. Over the decades the action inside has often been lively and impactful – a perception new owner Ajitpal “Sunny” Pannu hopes to renew.

At the club’s New Year’s Eve flapper party, more than 150 smartly dressed guests sipped traditional cocktails, slurped fresh oysters, and sashayed to American standards, with many recalling past incarnations of the club. 

“This 1920s feel, it’s perfect,” said Kendall, a 22-year-old Helena native home on break from her studies in Missoula. Sitting at the bar sipping a cocktail, she was visiting the club for the first time. “Everyone’s so dressed up. The women have gone all out. This scenery, the music, the outfits – it feels like time traveling.”