Anchorage, Alaska - igloo metropolis

mthq · #1 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 9:15 AM**

So uh.. being one of the two resident-Alaskans on this board, I figured we better keep our street cred up around here... just thought I'd share some of my favorite snapshots of my favorite city.

btw as promised to Ex-Ithacan, I'll do some "walking" around midtown this spring

6th avenue.. pretty quiet

looking down G street.. it's a good street

view from the airport. Yes, it's Ted Stevens International. No, Ted Stevens is not dead.

midtown as seen from downtown

Ship Creek just below downtown

yeah not everything is hunky dorey and pretty around here..

Delaney Park Strip. John Paul II had mass at this spot 25 years ago

view from Government Hill.. my retirement neighborhood

4th Avenue

ciao.

Wheelingman04 · #2 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 11:16 AM**

^ Great photos. They have a Nordstrom too.

LMich · #3 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 11:51 AM**

Keep repping your city, mthq. I really enjoy seeing it. It strikes me as a bizzare city every time, though. But, not in a bad way, necessarily.

Hey, do you think you could do a tour of some of the residential hoods, sometime, and the more historic structures of the city?

BTW, what's that under construction? I remember reading something about a new convention center, or performing arts center.

bobdreamz · #4 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 1:11 PM**

cool pics mthq and the natural scenery is beautiful.

oliveurban · #5 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 2:39 PM**

Nice pictures.

-GR2NY- · #6 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 3:29 PM**

Theres a whole lot more going on than I had thought.

Hows the hip hop scene?

Buckeye Native 001 · #7 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 6:41 PM**

Fascinating pictures. I'd love to visit someday.

bryson662001 · #8 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 10:06 PM**

A town that has always intrigued me and considering how isolated and the relativly small population it seems impressive physically as well. I also would love to see some residential neighborhoods.

mthq · #9 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 10:12 PM**

thanks for the replies guys!

LMich, I'll see what I can do. Though the city is not even 100 years old, there are indeed some neighborhoods and historic buildings worth noting.. thanks I hadn't thought about that!

oh and as for the construction, that is indeed the new convention center which broke ground in early summer.

GR2NY - I can't say the scene is large, but there is indeed a fan base. Bone Thugs and Harmony are coming up here in January.

Sacto · #10 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 10:38 PM**

Thanks for sharing!

Ex-Ithacan · #11 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 10:57 PM**

Spam, spam, spam, spam..........bloody Vikings.

Great tour mthq. Thanks for the walk around too (promises kept are the best

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Is that blue monster trying to eat all the fish?

The last shot is awesome, thanks for the tour.

mSeattle · #12 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 11:09 PM**

Yea, love that last shot and the snaps of liveability.

Complex01 · #13 Posted: **Dec 1, 2006, 11:15 PM**

I have seen DJ Rap. She is really good. Nice pics...

CanadianCentaur · #14 Posted: **Dec 2, 2006, 2:02 AM**

Hey mthq - Ain't seen you or your Anchorage pics for so long!

Hope it's not been too cold up there for this time of year in Anchorage lately?

James Bond Agent 007 · #15 Posted: **Dec 2, 2006, 2:05 AM**

It looks cold. Mostly.

foxmtbr · #16 Posted: **Dec 2, 2006, 3:57 AM**

Great pics!

marcus · #17 Posted: **Dec 2, 2006, 4:26 AM**

Great pix! I loved the last one

Weedrose · #18 Posted: **Dec 2, 2006, 4:30 AM**

Would be great to provide some contrasting shots of a street without snow and a city with it. You guys must get several feet a year.

Paintballer1708 · #19 Posted: **Dec 3, 2006, 12:23 AM**

Anchorage has a suprising skyline.

KevinFromTexas · #20 Posted: **Dec 3, 2006, 1:11 AM**

Awesome. It looks like Anchorage has several talls around town.

Was that game warden fishing on the job???