Permanent Collection Archives

Juneau—Douglas City Museum

2011.07.024

2011.07

Donated from the Amos Alter Collection.

Program

FIREWEED PLACE Developed by Senior Citizen Support Services, Inc. Ground Breaking Ceremony April 8, 1994

04/08/1994

Ground Breaking Ceremony program for the Fireweed Place developed by Senior Citizen Support Services, Inc. Ceremony occurred on April 8, 1994 in Juneau, Alaska.

Program consists of one piece of 8.5" x 11" paper, originally folded in half horizontally creating the pamphlet. Front cover has black typed words reading: "FIREWEED PLACE / Developed By / Senior Citizen Support Services, Inc. / Ground Breaking Ceremony / April 8, 1994". Back cover is blank. The inner fold contains information pertaining to the ceremony and the construction of the Fireweed Place. On one side (proper right) typed in black ink is a list of board members and contributing businesses:

"Board Members
Amos J. Alter President
Marie Darlin Vice President
James E. Fisher Secretary
Vona Hall Treasurer
Dr. Clayton Polley Member
Gerald J. Miller Member
Dr. Walter Soboleff Member
Craig Dahl Member
Maxine H. Richert Member

Special thanks to the following businesses/organizations:
Jensen Douglas Architects, Inc.
R and M Engineering, Inc.
Akin—Murray and Associates
Haight and McLaughlin, Inc.
Mitchell Financial Consultant
Key Bank
Aronson Consulting
Channel Construction
McGraw Custom Construction
Alaska Coastal Homes
City and Borough of Juneau
Alaska Housing Financing Corporation
Gruening and Spitzfaden, APC
Baxter Bruce and Brand, APC
EMPS Engineering"

On the other side (proper left) typed in black ink is the ceremony's time schedule and the list of speakers:

"PROGRAM
Noon — 12:15PM Gathering
12:15 — 12:30PM Amos J. Alter
Greeting, recognition and introductions
Speakers Governor Walter J. Hickel
Mayor Jamie Parsons
Senator Jim Duncan
Representative Fran Ulmer
Representative Bill Hudson
Will Gay, Executive Director
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation

1994

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.

Hayden, Larry
Alter, Amos Joe
Darlin, Marie
Fisher, James E.
Hall, Vona (Damron)
Miller, Gerald
Soboleff, Walter
Dahl, Craig
Hickel, Walter J.
Parsons, Jamie
Ulmer, Fran
Hudson, Bill

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