Anchorage Alaska Pictures

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4th Avenue

1944

How things have changed

4th Avenue

1956

Photo courtesy of Kimberly Starks

Time for a parade

In the Picture:

Drum Major, Alice Wanda Turner

Anchorage High School

Bootlegger's Cove

1968

Photo by Cindy Pendleton

Summertime in Anchorage

Betty Faris Apparel

Circa 1950s

About the Picture:

Between 3rd and 4th Avenues

Owned and operated by Izzie Brundage

Photo courtesy of Doug Brundage

Betty Faris Apparel in Downtown Anchorage Circa 1950s

Bi Lo Grocery Store

Circa 1974 or 1975

Photo courtesy of Clytie Alaimo (on the pony)

Summer fum

Can I submit my Anchorage Alaska pictures?

Yes. Website visitors to Anchorage Memories 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 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

A winter view

About the Picture:

Overlooking Chester Creek Flats before in became Westchester Lagoon.

Eklutna Chapel

Photo courtesy of Gene Gough

Hand Drawn, Eklutna Chapel

About the Picture:

Hand drawn by Carola Gough

President Nixon's Motorcade

1971

President Nixon Visits Anchorage, 1971

About the Picture:

When President Nixon met with Japanese Emperor Hirohito in Anchorage.

Taken on Northern Lights on the way to the home of Walter J. Hickel.

Rayfield's 76 gas station and Bilo grocery in the background.

La Casita

Photo courtesy of Roxann Regenstreif

An Anchorage favorite

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Eldeberry Park

west end of 5th Avenue

1976

Photo by Cindy Pendleton

Fun at the park

4th Avenue Anchorage

circa 1940s or 1950s

Photo courtesy of Cordell Dow

How many businesses do you recognize

In the picture:

Cub Scout troop 817

Food Center, owned by Keith Lesh

J. Vic Brown Anchorage Jewelry store

Siedenverg's (before it was Siedenverg and Kays)

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Early Log Home 1915

Photo courtesy of Gary R Smith

After the tents came log homes

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.

Downtown Anchorage

4th Avenue 1968

Photo by Cindy Pendleton

Summer view of Anchorage's main street

Theda Comstock

"The Woman's Touch" Kitchen Set

Photo courtesy of RB Laurie

Theda is on the right in dark clothing

About the Picture:

Theda is on the right in dark clothing

This picture was taken in the KENI-TV studio in the 4th Avenue Theater building.

Anchorage Main Street

1957

Photo courtesy of the Michael Nore Collection

Notice the 4th Avenue Theatre on the right

Northern Lights Blvd.

Looking east of Wisconsin

1978 - 79

Photo courtesy of Lonnie Frazer

Proud to serve

The Bun Drive-In

and the Coke Show radio booth

July 1963

Photo courtesy of Malcolm Burgess Jr.

An Anchorage teen favorite

Spenard Kid's Train
across from Spenard Lake

1948

Photo courtesy of the Brown family

Having a good time in Spenard

In the Picture:

Cliff, Cheri and Ron Brown and Denny Beeman enjoy the train.

Anchorage Dairy

4th and C Street

1948

Photo courtesy of the Brown family

The early days of Matanuska Maid

About the Picture:

The Brown family lived above the dairy in an apartment at one time.

Coming Home from School

Northern Lights Blvd

Near Turnagain by the Sea

1956

Photo courtesy of Linda Miller

The end of the school day

Anchorage

5th Avenue looking east

Circa 1950s

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Go through that box of pictures you have stored away in a dark closet and send of few of them to Anchorage Memories.

Our website visitors will love seeing your pictures.

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Anchorage Alaska Pictures

Here on Anchorage Memories you can celebrate your precious memories of days gone by.

As an Alaskan who either still lives in the state, or did at one time, you can enjoy this treasure chest of images that will happily take your heart and imagination back to a different time in Anchorage.

So take a few moments to go through those 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 Anchorage that we took, the promptly put them away in a photo album, or in a box that was quickly stored and rarely seen again.

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