More photos from beautiful downtown Juneau!
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| Looking north from the 8th floor of the State Office Building in Juneau. |
Downtown Juneau is constricted by mountains on one side and water on the other. That left the mountainside as the only other option for building homes - and build they did! There is an amazing system of walkways, stairways, ramps and winding roads that take you to the houses in this area. Most of the homes date from the early 1900's, with some older than that - late 1800's! Believe me, that is ancient for Alaska.
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I am always fascinated by old buildings and homes. "Old' being a relative term in Alaska because of our young history as a state.
Interesting juxtaposition of old and new around Juneau - concrete city buildings mixed in with historic homes and businesses. |
Our team from work had a short time off to walk around on Friday evening. Since the city is located in Southeast Alaska (and a rainforest to boot!) we saw almost no snow on the ground. The mountains had a light dusting but nothing like in Anchorage.
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This was a war memorial for Alaska Natives serving in the military.
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I talked with a gal who works for the State and says she lives in Juneau when the Legislature is in session. She rents an apartment downtown and doesn't need a car because this area is so walker-friendly. Although the downside is that if she needs to go grocery shopping (Juneau has a Fred Meyer, Wal-Mart AND Costco!) she has to borrow a vehicle for that.
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| The Governor's Mansion, completed in 1912. Anyone can walk right by it! |
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| The balance on this photo is totally blown out, but it gives you a better idea of the surrounding buildings. |
