---THE SUN IS BACK--- Spring in Alaska's Largest City

emteeachque · April 19th, 2005, 04:26 AM

Ahhhh yes.. springtime has FINALLY arrived in Alaska. We've sure been through a lot have we not? No this is no rhyming poem.. Its just a HUGE relief that the sun has came back after 7 months of darkness.. But hey, its no wonder Alaska has the highest alcohol consumption statistics in America... But for Alaska's largest city in particular, this is always a special time of the year.. unlike the summer, we are more appreciate of the sun.. kids are playing outside, construction projects resume.. its as if giving the sun a hug as it comes out of the terminal gate at the airport.. you truley missed it.

The Fifth Avenue Mall - sunrise - 7:00 AM (later 4AM in July)

Downtown - 7:45 AM

7th Ave Luxury Condominiums - completed earlier this year

Sunshine Plaza

Museum Expansion - as visioned by British architect David Chipperfeild

2:14 PM

McKinley Tower Condominiums/Senior Home: 2006

Credit Union 1 Headquarters: 2005

Cook Inlet Tribal Council: 2005

7:24 PM

Bristol Bay Building: 2005/06

AlaskaUSA Financial Center: 2005

8:56 PM

the new Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church

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asohn · April 19th, 2005, 07:11 AM

Nice. Anchorage looks pretty dense in some parts.

miptag · April 19th, 2005, 08:45 AM

i used to live there a about 15 years ago but was too young to remember it, would really like to go back

jase8 · April 19th, 2005, 09:39 AM

thanks for posting these pics here.

i love this city!!!!!

tkr · April 19th, 2005, 06:19 PM

imagine the winter.. lol

schmidt · April 19th, 2005, 11:31 PM

Hehehe Anchorage looks cool! It's interesting to have such a nice and developed city quite in the middle of nowhere! How's English in Anchorage? Is there an Alaska(n?) accent?

And uh, is it so dark in the winter? Okay, maybe in Early January, but what about November (I know it's not winter properly) or mid February? Cuz winter in Anchorage isn't as cold as in Northern Canada or even Central Alaska, is it?

emteeachque · April 20th, 2005, 03:18 AM

hehe well our English is i guess "normal".. no outsiders mention us having some accent, so i figure we're good to go.

Now winter in Anchorage is a bit more mild compared to Fairbanks, Alaska or even some Canadian cities below Anchorage simply because they are inland.. thus temps get as low as -40 F. When it comes to sunlight, Anchorage see's its December 21st (winter solstice) sun rise at 11am and set at 2pm.. but thanks to daylight savings time (in March) we now have the sun set at 9:30 rather than 7:30 in just a matter of days.

gotta love daylight savings time.. seriously,

***Ashok*** · April 20th, 2005, 03:55 AM

Awesome city, and great pics !

null · April 20th, 2005, 12:29 PM

nice!

gothamaniac · April 20th, 2005, 03:17 PM

great post man - thanks. i travelled up there for a week back in 1997, and was blown away by it.

Sonic from Padova · April 20th, 2005, 03:21 PM

Ancorage is so beatiful!

emteeachque · April 21st, 2005, 08:47 AM

glad you guys enjoyed!

April 19th, 2005, 04:26 AM	#1
emteeachque bloop Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska, United States Posts: 165 Likes (Received): 0	---THE SUN IS BACK--- Spring in Alaska's Largest City Ahhhh yes.. springtime has FINALLY arrived in Alaska. We've sure been through a lot have we not? No this is no rhyming poem.. Its just a HUGE relief that the sun has came back after 7 months of darkness.. But hey, its no wonder Alaska has the highest alcohol consumption statistics in America... But for Alaska's largest city in particular, this is always a special time of the year.. unlike the summer, we are more appreciate of the sun.. kids are playing outside, construction projects resume.. its as if giving the sun a hug as it comes out of the terminal gate at the airport.. you truley missed it. The Fifth Avenue Mall - sunrise - 7:00 AM (later 4AM in July) Downtown - 7:45 AM 7th Ave Luxury Condominiums - completed earlier this year Sunshine Plaza Museum Expansion - as visioned by British architect David Chipperfeild 2:14 PM McKinley Tower Condominiums/Senior Home: 2006 Credit Union 1 Headquarters: 2005 Cook Inlet Tribal Council: 2005 7:24 PM Bristol Bay Building: 2005/06 AlaskaUSA Financial Center: 2005 8:56 PM the new Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church --

April 19th, 2005, 11:31 PM	#6
schmidt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 5,497 Likes (Received): 8	Hehehe Anchorage looks cool! It's interesting to have such a nice and developed city quite in the middle of nowhere! How's English in Anchorage? Is there an Alaska(n?) accent? And uh, is it so dark in the winter? Okay, maybe in Early January, but what about November (I know it's not winter properly) or mid February? Cuz winter in Anchorage isn't as cold as in Northern Canada or even Central Alaska, is it? __________________ BERLIN im Herzen für immer Webshots Galleries #1 #2 #3 #4 #5

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*Ashok* Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,692 Likes (Received): 155	Awesome city, and great pics ! __________________ ashokan'sFlickr

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April 19th, 2005, 07:11 AM	#2
asohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North Jersey Posts: 980 Likes (Received): 0	Nice. Anchorage looks pretty dense in some parts.

April 19th, 2005, 08:45 AM	#3
miptag Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenwood Springs, Colorado Posts: 40 Likes (Received): 0	i used to live there a about 15 years ago but was too young to remember it, would really like to go back

April 19th, 2005, 09:39 AM	#4
jase8 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Louisville Posts: 67 Likes (Received): 0	thanks for posting these pics here. i love this city!!!!!

April 19th, 2005, 06:19 PM	#5
tkr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brasil Posts: 1,794 Likes (Received): 18	imagine the winter.. lol

April 20th, 2005, 03:18 AM	#7
emteeachque bloop Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska, United States Posts: 165 Likes (Received): 0	hehe well our English is i guess "normal".. no outsiders mention us having some accent, so i figure we're good to go. Now winter in Anchorage is a bit more mild compared to Fairbanks, Alaska or even some Canadian cities below Anchorage simply because they are inland.. thus temps get as low as -40 F. When it comes to sunlight, Anchorage see's its December 21st (winter solstice) sun rise at 11am and set at 2pm.. but thanks to daylight savings time (in March) we now have the sun set at 9:30 rather than 7:30 in just a matter of days. gotta love daylight savings time.. seriously,

April 20th, 2005, 12:29 PM	#9
null Mind Reader Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,286 Likes (Received): 62	nice!

April 20th, 2005, 03:17 PM	#10
gothamaniac Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New York Posts: 208 Likes (Received): 0	great post man - thanks. i travelled up there for a week back in 1997, and was blown away by it.

April 21st, 2005, 08:47 AM	#12
emteeachque bloop Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska, United States Posts: 165 Likes (Received): 0	glad you guys enjoyed!