In the center, and slightly to the right of the street, notice the 4th Avenue Theater movie sign. Yes, this picture takes you back.
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Scroll through this amazing collection of Anchorage, Alaska pictures from days gone by.
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Yes it's Easy to Post Your Memories
You can post your precious Alaska memories right here for your family and friends to enjoy.
Memories fade with time, post then now.
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Do you have a story about living in Anchorage, Alaska?
Were you living there before Alaska became the 49th state?
Our visitors will love reading your posts about Alaska's largest city.
How much do you really know about Anchorage, Alaska?
Most know that Anchor town started as nothing more than a tent city, but how much do you really know about our town's interesting "firsts"?
Check out these cool facts and get to know our town's history a little better.
Eklutna Flats Towers
Alaskan artist Cindy Pendleton brings fond memories
of places in and around Anchorage to life in watercolors.
Do you remember your favorite Alaska radio and television shows?
"Mother Moose", "The Coke Show", "The Varsity Show".
Remember Theda Comstock and Norma Goodman?
And how about Romper Room or Koko the KENI Klown?
Check out these fun stories and remember when.
You can listen to the Coke Show right now
Coke Show Memories takes you back to 1959 thru 1969 when Anchorage Alaska DJ Ron Moore played the hits from high atop the Bun Drive-in.
You can actually hear part of a Coke Show broadcast. And you can hear Ron Moore's "Royal Coachman" theme too.
Lots of great Anchorage memories.
5:36pm, Good Friday, March 27th, 1964
It felt like it would never stop. And when it was over we learned that it was a magnitude 9.2 earthquake that had lasted 5 minutes.
And it was the most
powerful earthquake ever recorded in north America.
Where were you during the Great Alaskan Earthquake?
A fascinating look at how Anchorage looked after the 9.2 earthquake shook homes, businesses and the streets of our town.
Remember the Four Seasons apartments?
Do you remember the houses, lifted from their foundations?
Check out these rarely seen pictures - and contribute your own.
What were you favorite bands, movie theaters or events?
Do you remember the live theater plays or the concerts you attended?
Anchorage provides lots of entertainment through out the year.
You'll love remembering as you read these fun stories.
Alcan Highway stories that put you right on one of the world's most famous highways.
Written by people who were either children who experienced the road with their parents, or who have driven the Alaska Highway. Maybe both.
The Varsity Show was a live TV dance show on KTVA Channel 11 for Anchorage teens.
Did you watch, dance or work on The Varsity show?
And check this out - grab your free copy of The Varsity Show book.
How would you like a nostalgic look at Anchorage, Alaska back in the day?
Great nostalgic film - you may even see yourself, family or friends.
Check out this collection of Alaska videos right now.
Alaska is a huge state and the variety of adventures experienced by Alaskans are endless.
Check out these interesting posts, or post your own adventures.
Submitted by visitors just like you, these true life short stories will take you on all kinds of Alaska adventures. Check them out right now.
Back in 2012, the Fur Rendezvous Festival was selected as the number one Winter Carnival in the world, by National Geographic Traveler.
In Alaska, everyone knows that late February is time for fun.
Check out these Anchorage Fur Rendezvous stories right now.
Peaceful railway trips through beautiful valleys surrounded by majestic mountains and over swift running streams and rivers.
Enjoy an Alaska Railroad Adventure.
Stories about your favorite Anchorage Alaska restaurants.
Remember the Double Musky Inn? The Lucky Wishbone, or the Arctic Road Runner?
Funny Alaska Stories that are guaranteed to make you smile.
These are all original stories.
Take a moment to enjoy.
A fun collection of very short stories about Alaska that have been submitted by visitors like you.
And, you'll discover the real Northern Lights too.
Have a question about posting here on Anchorage Memories?
Check out this FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page.
Meet Mary of Anchorage Memories - Mary was born and raised in Anchorage and spent her summers at her families commercial fishing site in Cook Inlet.
And learn how she ended up in Hollywood in some of your favorite TV shows and movies.
Mary has a lifetime of precious Alaska stories to tell.
Meet Mike of Anchorage Memories - and discover how he first came to Alaska when he was just 3 years old.
Mike has a treasure chest full of stories to tell about when he lived in the last frontier.
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Do you have a comment?
Or, would you just like to say hello?
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We're Mike and Mary and we love hearing from our website visitors and it's oh, so easy to get in touch.
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We've made it so easy for you to post your stories right here.
Just take a quick moment to look over our Frequently Asked Question, FAQ page and then find the most appropriate section of our website for your story and start writing.
What could be easier than that?
We're Mike and Mary Dougherty and we created Anchorage Memories. Mary was born in the old Providence Hospital and raised in Anchorage.
You can Meet Mary right here.
Mike's family first came to Anchor town in the 1950's when Mike was only 3 years old. (ok, you do the math and you'll find out Mike's age).
You can Meet Mike right here.
Mary and I grew up, went to school, met each other, got married and had our children in Anchorage.
So for us, like many of you, Alaska is a magical place.
And like a visit to the Anchorage Museum, a stroll through town brings back a flood of incredible memories.
Mary is part Alaskan Indian and her family owns Point Possession, a commercial fishing site that sits right across Cook Inlet from Anchorage.
Her family still fished there every summer and some family members still carry on the tradition.
Mike's father was a heavy equipment operator and cleared much of the land in and around Anchorage.
That land included the sites for A&W RootBeer near Mountain View, East Anchorage High School and West Chester Lagoon, just to name a few.
Mary and her family grew up in and around the downtown area , while Mike's family lived in Anchorage, Wasilla, and in Cordova on Prince William Sound where Mike was a commercial fisherman when he was just 16.
Together, Mike and Mary have shared a lifetime of incredible Anchorage memories.
With all that in mind, what better way to pay tribute to those wonderful memories than with this website, where you can easily share your stories of life in, and around, Anchorage.
Stories of life in the last frontier.
And don't be shy about sharing your memories.
We're all friends here because we have something in common, a bond that's very special.
We have Alaska.
Write your stories and enjoy reading memories posted by other visitors.
And hey, tell your friends about Anchorage Memories.com.
And if they used to live in the Great Land, still live there, or just visited, we'd love to read their stories too.
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