ARRIVED!!
John – “We arrived in Anchorage the first part of May 1956. I had last been there in September 1952 and the change even then was quite remarkable. In looking for housing it did not take long to decide on purchasing a home. We had the funds and felt that if we decided to leave we would be able to recoup our money. So we purchased “R” street with its diesel oil burning range in the kitchen, that also heated the water. The source of heat was this stove upstair and a diesel burning space heater in the basement. The hot water tank was in the closet in what became Melissa’s room and provided quite a bit of heat.” One of my brothers informed me the house was relocated from another area of town before my parents purchased it.
“New” home
One of my favorite pictures
Anchorage 1958
I’VE ARRIVED!!!
Mom & Melissa 1958 – I was born in the Territory of Alaska and fear not, I am a U.S. citizen
Alaska Statehood Bonfire – June 30, 1958
I wondered why Dad had this date on the slide – I googled it and the following link will explain
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/07/04/the-day-alaska-became-a-state/
Alaska Statehood Bonfire – June 30, 1958
U.S. Post Office July 4, 1958
Inlet View Elementary School built in 1957 and located down the hill from our house
I’m going to shift my format a bit here – the next chapters will be based on category, not chronology.
