Anchorage Memories You'll Love

Enjoy a wonderful treasure chest of Anchorage Memories including stories, pictures, and videos that will happily remind you of a different time in Alaska.

Did You Know?

You're about to discover how Anchorage, Alaska came about. It's a fascinating story. So let's get started.

You'll enjoy looking at the town's beginning as a rugged tent city.

Do You Remember?

When the town first learned that they were going to build a mall, there was excitement in the air. What had been nothing more than a bog, was going to be cleared and turned into a shopping center and gathering place.

What were your favorite stores in Anchorage's first mall?

Remember Grandma's Closet, Andy's Carmel Corn, and the Book Cache?

“Thank you for all you do to bring

these Memories to my heart.” Jody

Do you remember?

• “Mother Moose”, “The Coke Show”, “The Varsity Show”.
• Remember Theda Comstock and Norma Goodman?
• And how about Romper Room or Koko the KENI Klown?

You can revisit your favorite Anchorage radio and TV shows and personalities right here.

Remember how local radio and television brought us together? Remember watching the Fur Rendezvous sled dog races? And listening to the Coke Show with Ron Moore?

What were your favorite shows? Who were your favorite TV and radio personalities?

Take a look at Anchorage Radio and Television Memories and enjoy.

Look for the word “BONUS”

You'll discover special treats, gifts and more information when you find a “BONUS” all throughout this Anchorage Memories website. 

A Local Favorite

Do you remember?

• The Lucky Wishbone
• The Arctic Road Runner
• The Double Musky Inn

What was (is) your favorite Anchorage restaurant or burger place? Do you remember those great fries at the A&W Drive-In located in Mountain View?

We all have our favorites. Some are gone now, but some are still serving up that great food.

You'll be hungry when you read these stories and remember when.

Take a look at Anchorage Restaurant Memories and enjoy

“Interesting stories,

love Anchorage Memories.” Christine

Pictures You'll Enjoy

Photo above courtesy of John Parker

“I love looking at

the photos you share.” Beth

Yes, you'll discover a huge number of photos all over this Anchorage Memories website. Many are being shared here by our website visitors. Do you have pictures you'd like to share?

Enjoy Anchorage and Alaska

e-Books, Short Stories,

videos, audio stories, and art

Find out what's in the store.

You'll enjoy even more Anchorage Memories in these nostalgic e-books and short stories.

• Remembering the 4th Avenue Theatre
• Dynamite and the Alaskan Outhouse
  
• The Varsity Show, Anchorage's teen TV dance program

And much more.

Visit the Store Library

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Did You Grow Up in Anchorage?

What neighborhood did you grow up in?

Where did you go to school?

Where did you play?

What did you like to do?

Who were your friends?

What were your favorite local TV and radio shows?

The Mother Moose Show, Romper Room, The Buckaroos, The Varsity Show, or the Coke Show?

You'll remember so much here on Anchorage Memories.

Did You Live in Anchorage?

Do You Still Live There?

What neighborhood did you live in?

Who were your friends?

What were your favorite restaurants?

Where did you like to shop?

What did you like to do?

Where did you like to go?

Do you remember the Fur Rendezvous, the Loussac Library downtown, the 4th Avenue Theatre, Anchorage High School, and were you there, and what were you doing when the 1964 Good Friday earthquake struck Alaska?

You'll enjoy all these and so many more Anchorage Memories.

Posting Your Memories

Many of the memories you'll discover here were submitted by website visitors just like you.

Do you have a memory you would like to share?

To learn how, check out How to Post Your Anchorage Memories right now.

Who Created Anchorage Memories?

Hello,

One of us was born and raised in Anchorage. And one of us came to Anchorage when they were only 3 years old.

Take a look at our story right now.

We're Mike and Mary Dougherty, and we created Anchorage Memories just for you.

Mary was born in the old Providence Hospital and raised in Anchorage.

You can Meet Mary right here.

Mike first came to Anchor town when he was 3 years old in 1950, and he brought his mom and dad with him. (OK, you do the math, and you'll find out Mike's age).

You can Meet Mike right here.

Join the Fun

With all of this in mind, what better way to enjoy your wonderful memories than with this website, where you can also share your memories of life in this special place called Anchorage, Alaska.

And don't be shy about sharing your memories.

We're all friends here because we have something in common, an exceptional bond.

We all have our Anchorage Memories.

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it is absolutely magnificent" Robert