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When given the power, most Anchorage residents choose to name local roads after themselves — but not all.


on local history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story.
Behind every Anchorage street name is a story. Of course, some of these stories are longer than others, with drama, crime and standout characters. Spenard Road is one such example. Thankfully, most streets lack an infamous backstory. The following are some of the shorter but still important local street name origins.
A drive through most Anchorage neighborhoods reveals patterns in the street names. In general, residential streets are often named by some combination of developers and residents. Developers, and city planning departments that approve names, tend to be partial to themes. Collectively named streets are one helpful step toward the construction of a community identity. Where the neighborhood identity goes from there is another story (i.e., dead presidents in Spenard). ....

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Flattop concerts, Anchorage's dock and the price of cocaine in 1977: A historian answers reader questions


on local history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story.
Part of this history series is the interaction with Alaskans, and I have answered around 800 reader-submitted history questions. The questions have ranged from the personal to the global, family histories to global pandemics. The following are some of the best questions and answers.
What’s the early history of the Anchorage dock?
Anchorage did not have a dock to which freighters and steamers could tie up directly until September 1919. Before then, ships anchored offshore with passengers and goods transferred to lighters and barges that carried them to shore. The transition was not always smooth. ....

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