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Off Arctic Valley Road, 12.5 miles (20.1 km) east of central Anchorage: Anchorage: The historical 244 acres (99 ha) area covers the Battery Area to the north and the Launch Area to the south. [4] 34: Spring Creek Lodge: Spring Creek Lodge: September 9, 2001
Anchorage Depot, also known as Alaska Railroad Depot, is the railroad station at the center of the Alaska Railroad system at the junction of the two main lines their trains run on. It serves as the starting point for many tourists traveling on the luxury trains such as the Denali Star . [ 2 ]
Kirsch's Place, also known as the Fireweed Station Lodge, and now the Fireweed Station Inn, is a historic traveler accommodation near Talkeetna, Alaska.It is located about 10.5 miles (16.9 km) south of Talkeetna, roughly 200 feet (61 m) east of mile 215.3 of the Alaska Railroad, a place known as Sunshine Siding.
Section houses were used mainly from the 1890s to the 1960s. By the 1970s, section houses were being slowly phased out. In Canada section houses were usually located right across from the railway station. In the UK, a section house may be a building near a police station, providing collective accommodation for officers.
The original Anchorage Hotel building was built in 1916; the current hotel building, which was constructed as an annex to the hotel, opened in 1936. C.B. Wark built the first hotel building; while the building was originally a wood-frame structure, Frank Reed upgraded the building to a luxury hotel in 1917.
Girdwood Depot is a passenger railroad station in Girdwood, [1] south of Anchorage, Alaska. The station offers service for the Alaska Railroad 's Coastal Classic and Glacier Discovery routes. [ 2 ]
The AEC constructed 13 houses in the southwest corner of the area in 1915. [2] This area was listed as Government Hill Federal Housing Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [3] Loop Road had appeared by the 1920s, which connected Anchorage with the extensive farms by then operating north and northeast of the town.
The Glacier Discovery is a passenger train operated by the Alaska Railroad between the towns of Anchorage, Whittier Alaska and south on the Seward rail line as far as Grandview whistle stop; then back again. It is a seasonal train, only operating between the months of May and September.