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Yishai Strain, with Alpine Custom Builders, applies sidewall metal pieces to the exterior of storage units at Copper Lion Storage.
August 4, 2019
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August 4, 2019 4 a.m.
Facilities proliferate to fill growing desire for storage space
Don’t blame unbridled American consumerism alone for the proliferation of self-storage facilities in the Flathead Valley.