Permanent Collection Photographs and Postcards

Juneau—Douglas City Museum

2011.07.023

2011.07

Donated from the Amos Alter Collection.

Print, Photographic

Juneau, Alaska

1992

1995

Black and white photographic print relating to the construction of Fireweed Place.
Photograph showing nine (9) SCSSI Board members (7 males, 2 females). Five (5) are sitting and four (4) standing behind a model of Fireweed Place.

Front Row: Jerry Miller, Walter A. Soboleff, Vona Hall, Dr. Clayton Palley, and Marie Darlin.
Back Row: Craig Dahl, Amos "Joe" Alter, Ernie Polley, and George Davidson.

Fireweed Place is a 5—story, 67—unit senior citizen apartment building located between Willoughby Ave. and Calhoun Ave. and between the State Office Building and the Governor's House in Juneau, Alaska. Its construction was a $9.7 million project funded by a grant from the City—Borough of Juneau and the State as well as by a loan from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. Demolition began in May 1993. Two houses on Calhoun Ave. near the Governor's House were demolished along with the Knight Apartments on Willoughby Ave. The ground breaking ceremony took place on April 8, 1994 and the foundation was laid that same month. Fireweed Placed opened in May 1995.


Identification of Ernie Palley may be incorrect.

Alter, Amos Joe
Hayden, Larry
Miller, Jerry
Soboleff, Walter A.
Hall, Vona (Damron)
Darlin, Marie
Dahl, Craig
Palley, Clayton
Palley, Ernie
Davidson, George

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