August 2008
6 posts
REVIEW: Imperial Palace
“I hadn’t been to the Imperial Palace for years, mainly because of its location. The restaurant is just off Merrill Field, tucked in a place surrounded by a couple of low-budget motels, a strip club and an adult novelty shop. Not the best of neighbors.” - Melissa Campbell, Alaska Journal of Commerce
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Anchorage Big Wild Life™ is a living community brand expressing the wonder and splendor experienced in Anchorage. Revel in our Big Wild Life!™
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The Anchorage brand is a culmination of what makes Anchorage unique, an experience like no other that is meaningful to people – residents, visitors and business entrepreneurs.
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From the massive snowy mountains of Girdwood, to the spiritual village of Eklutna, the 95 languages spoken within the community resonate that Anchorage is a place where people choose to live. - BigWildLife.net
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Welcome
Anchorage was established in 1914 as a railroad construction port for the Alaska Railroad, which was built between 1915 and 1923. Ship Creek Landing, where the railroad headquarters was located, quickly became a tent city; Anchorage was incorporated on November 23, 1920. The city’s economy in the 1920s centered around the railroad. Between the 1930s and the 1950s, the city experienced...