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About the Historic Anchorage Hotel
Situated in the heart of downtown Anchorage,
the hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is
the only historic hotel among Anchorage lodging properties. Anchorage
was in its infancy when the original Anchorage Hotel structure, located
on the corner of 3rd Avenue and E Street, was built. By 1936, the city
of Anchorage was growing so rapidly that the Anchorage Hotel needed to
expand. Our current building, the Anchorage Hotel Annex, was built
across the alleyway on 3rd Avenue and a sky bridge was constructed
connecting the two buildings. For many years the Anchorage Hotel served
as Anchorage's primary meeting and gathering place. At one time, it was
the only place in the new city where you could enjoy a meal served on
fine china with linen and silver.
For dignitaries and celebrities traveling to
the new territory of Alaska, the Anchorage Hotel was the premier place
to stay. Will Rogers and Wiley Post stayed at the Anchorage Hotel just
two days before their fateful flight to Barrow. Famous mountain man Bob
Marshall stayed here as well. Perhaps the most notable guest of the
Anchorage Hotel, however, was famous artist Sydney Laurence. Many of Mr.
Laurence's years in Alaska were spent painting in his studio, located in
the hotel lobby, while he lived in an upstairs apartment. Mr. Laurence
is most remembered for his beautiful paintings of Mt. McKinley and
Alaska's scenery.
Over time, the original downtown Anchorage
Hotel structure was sold and eventually torn down. The Annex building
continued to operate, but for many years it was neglected and allowed to
fall into a state of disrepair. For a while, it even operated as various
Anchorage lodging properties under different names. But in 1989, under
new ownership, the building was brought back to life and the Historic
Anchorage Hotel stands today as an important part of the city's heritage
and a strong part of her future.
www.HistoricAnchorageHotel.com
(907) 272-4553 - (800) 544-0988
· 330 E Street - Anchorage AK 99501
Our initial lead to this location was
presented as follows: There have been several accounts of haunting
and other paranormal activity at the Historic Anchorage Hotel. In Room
215 a soon to be bride hanged herself after her fiancé struck it rich
with gold and jilted her. Her spirit is rumored to remain in that room.
A guest, staying alone in Room 205, said she had seen a man's face in
the mirror. She also found a previously turned off TV turned on when she
finished her shower. Then minutes later, when she finished drying her
hair she found her CD player turned on. It was previously turned off.
Housekeeping staff regularly report
finding unwrapped bars of soap in unoccupied rooms.
Children have
been heard playing and running in the corridor on the third floor.
Meanwhile no children were registered as guests in the hotel.
Many more
accounts have been made to the staff and management of the hotel in
recent decades.
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The Historic Anchorage Hotel's Ghostly Encounters Journal
(Edited)
Investigation: 27 & 28 October 2006
Northern Lights Paranormal has investigated
the Historic Anchorage Hotel. Several EVP's were captured on tape in
Room 205. We suspect the spirit of Anchorage's first Chief of Police was
encountered in the room. The facts about John (Jack) Sturgus have been
verified. On February 20, 1921 he was found shot, lying in a snow bank
in the alley behind the hotel on the steps leading to the Rexall Drug
store. He died minutes later. Jack was a well respected former Federal
agent. His service to the city was short lived, having only been the
Chief of Police for four days. Jack Sturgus was 61 years old when was
murdered. We have reason to believe the voice that made the EVP was his.
We speculate the word "Chocolate" might indicate his fondness for the
confection. It may also give a clue as to why unwrapped squares of soap
are being reported. Our investigators did not discover any unwrapped
soap during our investigation.
During one of the investigations of Room 215,
we observed a localized area of air temperature change where the
temperature was significantly colder than previous and subsequent times.
And during another investigation of Room 215, two of our investigators
felt a strange "melting sensation" while lying on the bed. One reported
feeling his legs being pulled gently toward the foot of the bed. Both
investigators reported feeling fatigue and physically weakened for
several minutes after leaving the bed. A cold spot was also found by
investigators at the foot of the bed. Without specific knowledge of our
findings, a reporter and photojournalist from KIMO TV independently
investigated Room 215. They reported a cold spot at the foot of the bed.
Other unexplainable occurrences include
cameras and audio recording equipment batteries losing their charge,
then returning back to their previous charge levels twenty seconds to a
minute later.
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