Anchorage Alaska - Fall 2009 (pics)

emteeachque · November 19th, 2009, 08:26 AM

We'll start at the celebration for the opening of the new museum wing

The inaugural exhibit taking place inside the new wing features gold artifacts from as far back as South America and East Asian civ's, up to Buzz Aldrin's gold tinted helmet, a 1988 Oscar for Julia Roberts, Emmys for Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite, etc.. Works from Andy Warhol will be on exhibit in 2010. The new wing has up to date security and temperature control technology allowing for us to finally get major exhibits up north.

the new wing is in the distance on the right

Town Square

1983

Midtown Anchorage

The Kimball Building (currently occupied by the Kobuk Cafe which is the successor to Kimball's Dry Goods) was built in 1915 and was thus spared demolition during construction of the park. Anchorage was founded in 1914.

some scoundrel steeled the Amsterdam marker. BTW the cities in red are our sister cities

our first real billboard OMG!

new convention center in the background

And that wraps it up. Back to the new museum. The just placed birch trees sit in the former site of a brutalist fire station and prison demolished 10 years ago. Hope you enjoyed

***Yellow Fever*** · November 19th, 2009, 08:39 AM

Great pix! The city is very beautiful and its amazingly clean as well!

cwilson758 · November 19th, 2009, 05:22 PM

great set. Anchorage fascinates me.

spotila · November 19th, 2009, 07:48 PM

Anchorage is so pretty. It reminds me of Wellington in a way

Dr.Clang · December 1st, 2009, 09:45 AM

Very nice city with a lot of flowers in the streets.

Chadoh25 · December 2nd, 2009, 01:26 AM

Great photos! I can't get over how clean and tidy it is! Looks like a great city.

Aaron W · December 4th, 2009, 12:10 AM

Thanks for the great photos!

emteeachque · March 19th, 2010, 12:15 AM

You're welcome!

Spoolmak · May 24th, 2010, 07:26 AM

C, D, and E streets? Thats odd
edit: 800th post

alama · June 20th, 2010, 12:06 PM

Keep posting more pics!

D-Man Mongol · June 20th, 2010, 03:14 PM

It's very nice city! Thank you for the interesting pics.

cmoonflyer · July 22nd, 2010, 09:09 PM

Anchorage Inte'l Airport ...Back China July10, 2010

jimmialli · July 24th, 2010, 09:21 PM

Seems like such a clean city - I did not see the ubiquitous starbucks tho?

gbragaalves · March 9th, 2011, 04:30 AM

Oh! Alaska, so beautiful! I love this place! I already knew the small towns and natural landscapes, but not this amazing Anchorage's architecture!!!

ftlauddude · May 5th, 2012, 06:39 PM

Great pictures! I'll be there in three weeks! Any tips?!

alama · May 9th, 2012, 08:15 PM

Great for ya to make the trip, and good timing!

Where will you be staying in the city?
I would suggest not staying in Anchorage the whole time.

Stay a few days there then rent a car and drive around the state; visit the Kenai peninsula, Seward, drive to Fairbanks, Valdez, Homer, etc, but really, don't stay in ANC the whole time (it will bore you easily).

If you do want to stay around the city remember to visit the Turnagain Arm to the south, Chugach Mountains, Kincaid beach, Glen Alps, Eagle River Nature Center in Eagle River, Eklutna Lake, and definitely up toward Hatcher Pass just outside of Palmer. You will love it!

some interesting links for you:
http://www.anchorage.net/
http://www.exitglacierguides.com/

ZKB9 · June 13th, 2012, 07:33 PM

Anchorage looks much nicer than I had always imagined. Diddnt realize it was this clean and built up!

ScraperDude · August 14th, 2012, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZKB9

Anchorage looks much nicer than I had always imagined. Diddnt realize it was this clean and built up!

Don't be fooled about the density in the pics! It has TONS of surface lots. I was there 2 years ago and walked around downtown around 11pm in the summer and was surprised at all the surface lots. YUK!
Otherwise it's a nice city surrounded by beautiful land.

I'd LOVE to see Anchorage get more infill and a new tallest for the city, in my lifetime anyway!

November 19th, 2009, 08:26 AM	#1
emteeachque bloop Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska, United States Posts: 165 Likes (Received): 0	Anchorage Alaska - Fall 2009 (pics) We'll start at the celebration for the opening of the new museum wing The inaugural exhibit taking place inside the new wing features gold artifacts from as far back as South America and East Asian civ's, up to Buzz Aldrin's gold tinted helmet, a 1988 Oscar for Julia Roberts, Emmys for Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite, etc.. Works from Andy Warhol will be on exhibit in 2010. The new wing has up to date security and temperature control technology allowing for us to finally get major exhibits up north. the new wing is in the distance on the right Town Square 1983 Midtown Anchorage The Kimball Building (currently occupied by the Kobuk Cafe which is the successor to Kimball's Dry Goods) was built in 1915 and was thus spared demolition during construction of the park. Anchorage was founded in 1914. some scoundrel steeled the Amsterdam marker. BTW the cities in red are our sister cities our first real billboard OMG! new convention center in the background And that wraps it up. Back to the new museum. The just placed birch trees sit in the former site of a brutalist fire station and prison demolished 10 years ago. Hope you enjoyed Last edited by emteeachque; November 19th, 2009 at 08:38 AM.

November 19th, 2009, 05:22 PM	#3
cwilson758 Cory Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cleveland via Indianapolis Posts: 3,411 Likes (Received): 3	great set. Anchorage fascinates me. __________________ "Indianapolis has the reputation of a shark striking when other cities sleep."

December 4th, 2009, 12:10 AM	#7
Aaron W Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DC Posts: 738 Likes (Received): 2	Thanks for the great photos! __________________ "A city exists, not for the constant passage of motorcars, but for the care and culture of men." -- Lewis Mumford

June 20th, 2010, 12:06 PM	#10
alama Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Anchorage/Maputo/Europa Posts: 10,869 Likes (Received): 59	Keep posting more pics! __________________ *I <3 Moz* Last edited by alama; February 11th, 2011 at 11:21 AM.

June 20th, 2010, 03:14 PM	#11
D-Man Mongol Сибиряк Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Novosibirsk (Siberia) Posts: 2,869 Likes (Received): 85	It's very nice city! Thank you for the interesting pics. __________________ Надо любить город — это самый надежный и самый естественный путь к познанию его тайн. (А.Э. Гутнов) d-popovskiy.livejournal.com dpopovskiy (Яндекс.Фотки)

November 19th, 2009, 08:39 AM	#2
*Yellow Fever* Descendant Of Dragon龍的傳人 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: City Of Rain 雨之巿 Posts: 19,077 Likes (Received): 1788	Great pix! The city is very beautiful and its amazingly clean as well!

November 19th, 2009, 07:48 PM	#4
spotila SSC Mapper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,535 Likes (Received): 7	Anchorage is so pretty. It reminds me of Wellington in a way

December 1st, 2009, 09:45 AM	#5
Dr.Clang Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Moscow-Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Posts: 1,337 Likes (Received): 323	Very nice city with a lot of flowers in the streets.

December 2nd, 2009, 01:26 AM	#6
Chadoh25 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 7,568 Likes (Received): 248	Great photos! I can't get over how clean and tidy it is! Looks like a great city.

March 19th, 2010, 12:15 AM	#8
emteeachque bloop Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska, United States Posts: 165 Likes (Received): 0	You're welcome!

May 24th, 2010, 07:26 AM	#9
Spoolmak Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SurreyBC Posts: 920 Likes (Received): 0	C, D, and E streets? Thats odd edit: 800th post

July 22nd, 2010, 09:09 PM	#12
cmoonflyer Mainland Sea & Sky Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Changchun Posts: 6,254 Likes (Received): 8	Anchorage Inte'l Airport ...Back China July10, 2010 __________________ We looked at mountains until dawn, and then when dawn came, it was too pretty for me - there was pink and blue and gold, in the sky, and on icy places, brilliant pink and gold flashes, and the snow was colored too, and I said," Oh," and sighed; and each moment was more beautiful than the one before; and I said, " I love you, Momma." Then I fell asleep in her arms. That was happiness then. - Harold Brodkey

July 24th, 2010, 09:21 PM	#13
jimmialli Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 220 Likes (Received): 2	Seems like such a clean city - I did not see the ubiquitous starbucks tho?

March 9th, 2011, 04:30 AM	#14
gbragaalves Guilherme Alves Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 54 Likes (Received): 0	Oh! Alaska, so beautiful! I love this place! I already knew the small towns and natural landscapes, but not this amazing Anchorage's architecture!!! __________________ O Rio de Janeiro continua lindo... Thread de Seropédica? Eu juro que sai...

May 5th, 2012, 06:39 PM	#15
ftlauddude Ça va? Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL Posts: 3,196 Likes (Received): 5	Great pictures! I'll be there in three weeks! Any tips?! __________________ Je suis à Ft Laud, et vous? From the Land of the Lacoste...

May 9th, 2012, 08:15 PM	#16
alama Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Anchorage/Maputo/Europa Posts: 10,869 Likes (Received): 59	Great for ya to make the trip, and good timing! Where will you be staying in the city? I would suggest not staying in Anchorage the whole time. Stay a few days there then rent a car and drive around the state; visit the Kenai peninsula, Seward, drive to Fairbanks, Valdez, Homer, etc, but really, don't stay in ANC the whole time (it will bore you easily). If you do want to stay around the city remember to visit the Turnagain Arm to the south, Chugach Mountains, Kincaid beach, Glen Alps, Eagle River Nature Center in Eagle River, Eklutna Lake, and definitely up toward Hatcher Pass just outside of Palmer. You will love it! some interesting links for you: http://www.anchorage.net/ http://www.exitglacierguides.com/ __________________ *I <3 Moz*

June 13th, 2012, 07:33 PM	#17
ZKB9 Seeker of the Truth Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Houston/Columbus Posts: 162 Likes (Received): 32	Anchorage looks much nicer than I had always imagined. Diddnt realize it was this clean and built up!

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