Anchorage Alaska Pictures bring you a treasure chest of images that will happily take your heart back to a different time. Submitted by our website visitors. Enjoy.
Photo by Ken and Nancy Parker
Courtesy of John Parker
Photo courtesy David Jensen
Photo by Jim Zoller
In the Picture:
Looking east. How many businesses do you remember?
Photo Courtesy of Linda Miller
In the Picture:
Going toward Spenard where Minnesota is now.
The sign reads: "Entering Spenard The Land of the Free For All"
Photo by Ken and Nancy Parker
Courtesy of John Parker
Lazy summer days enjoying some welcome sun at a local beach or on a lake.
The Sears Mall
Circa 1968
In The Picture:
The Sears Mall at E. Northern Lights and the Seward Highway.
Anchorage and Alaska's first mall.
Stores included Carr's Food Center, Andy's Carmel Corn, Sheffield Cafeteria and Pub, Grandma's Closet, Ben Franklin.
Photo by Ken and Nancy Parker
Courtesy of John Parker
Alaska Railroad Building
and Anchorage Docks
Circa 1950s
The picture above looks at the Railroad Depot and part of the Port of Anchorage.
This location is where Anchor town began as a tent City in 1915.
When you live in Anchorage, grocery stores get food by truck, air or by ship.
Photo courtesy of Kimberly Starks
In the Picture:
Drum Major, Alice Wanda Turner
Anchorage High School
Photo by Cindy Pendleton
Bootleggers Cove got its name when Anchorage was still a tent city and liquor was banned. So, bootleggers would sneak moon shine to shore at Bootleggers Cove where they couldn't be seen by the authorities.
Photo courtesy of Doug Brundage
About the Picture:
Between 3rd and 4th Avenues
Owned and operated by Izzie Brundage
Photo courtesy of Clytie Alaimo (on the pony)
Visitors would love to see your pictures of Anchor Town from the 1940s, 1950, 1960s and 1970s.
You can easily send us your pictures as an email attachment. And when you do, remember to tell us what the picture is and the year.
Send your pictures to mike@anchorage memories.com
Chester Creek Flats
1967
Photo by Cindy Pendleton
About the Picture:
Overlooking Chester Creek Flats before in became Westchester Lagoon.
Photo courtesy of Gene Gough
About the Picture:
Created by Carola Gough
About the Picture:
Part of the motorcade when President Nixon met with Japanese Emperor Hirohito in Anchorage.
Taken on Northern Lights as the motorcade made its way to the home of Walter J. Hickel.
Rayfield's 76 gas station and Bilo grocery are seen in the background.
Photo courtesy of Roxann Regenstreif
Photo by Cindy Pendleton
Photo courtesy of Cordell Dow
In the picture:
Cub Scout troop 817
Food Center, owned by Keith Lesh
J. Vic Brown Jewelry store
Siedenverg's (before it was Siedenverg and Kays)
Photo courtesy of Gary R Smith
About the Picture:
Swan and Lisa Swanson's Home
Their daughter, Ingaborge is the mother of Gary R Smith
Anchorage Alaska Pictures from the early days.
Photo by Cindy Pendleton
Photo courtesy of RB Laurie
About the Picture:
This picture was taken in the KENI-TV studio in the 4th Avenue Theater building. "The Woman's Touch" was a popular local women's show.
Photo courtesy of the Michael Nore Collection
Photo courtesy of Lonnie Frazer
Photo courtesy of Malcolm Burgess Jr.
In the Picture Above:
Anchorage teens could stop in for a burger and listen to The Coke Show with DJ Ron Moore. Teens could also call in, request a song and make a dedication.
Photo courtesy of the Brown family
In the Picture:
Cliff, Cheri and Ron Brown and Denny Beeman enjoy the train.
Photo courtesy of the Brown family
About the Picture:
At one time, the Brown family lived in an apartment above the dairy.
Photo courtesy of Linda Miller
Linda Miller, the girl in red, just got off the bus.
Did you ride the bus or walk to school?
5th Avenue looking east
Circa 1950s
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Here on Anchorage Memories you can celebrate your precious memories of days gone by.
You can enjoy this treasure chest of images that will happily take your heart back to a different time in our town.
And now you can take a few moments to go through your old boxes of pictures, pick out a few and send them to Anchorage Memories.
Our website visitors will love seeing them.
We all have pictures from our time in and around Anchor town that we took, and then promptly put away in a photo album, or in a box that was quickly stored and is now rarely seen.
But now, you can share at least a few of them with the world.
Your pictures help our website visitors remember back in the day.
"I hadn't thought about that in years" is something people say to Anchorage Memories all the time.
"Thank you for the memories" is another thing that we hear regularly.
That's what it's all about. Preserving your precious memories and bringing a smile to your face... and your heart.
Now you can be a part of that by simply sharing your Anchorage Alaska pictures.