The Bozeman Extreme History Project’s new exhibit on Bozeman’s old Red Light District, captured on June 13. Tom Rath/For the Chronicle.

The Extreme History Project's home at 234 E. Mendenhall St. has its own "extreme history," originally built as a brothel in Bozeman's red-light district.

During the Pikes Peak Gold Rush in Colorado, mining camps quickly grew into bustling towns. Glimpses of history can be seen through architectural remains and objects left behind, even red light ...

Crystal Alegria, the executive director of The Extreme History Project, gives a tour of the “Illuminating the Shadowed World of Bozeman’s Historic Red-Light District" exhibit on March 12.