Spenard 2nd Saturday History Talk: History of Anchorage’s Older Neighborhoods

Synopsis

Tickets for this FREE community event are now available at the Bear Tooth Box Office only . This presentation is brought to you by Spenard Second Saturday and hosted at the Bear Tooth Theatrepub. Saturday September 13th @ 11:00am. What’s the Topic? A history of Anchorage’s Older Neighborhoods: Government Hill, Mountain View, Fairview, and Spenard. A history of how Anchorage’s older neighborhoods came to be and the colorful stories involved, from prostitutes to cabbage crimes. Who’s the Historian: David Reamer is an academic and public scholar interested in the intersections of social justice, history, and community construction. David is the co-author, with Dr. Ian Hartmann, of the book Black Lives in Alaska: An African American History of the Far Northwest, published in 2022 by University of Washington Press. His other publications include journal and magazine articles on topics ranging from Jewish Alaska history to baseball to waffles, and his “Histories of Anchorage” series appears weekly in the Anchorage Daily News. Current research topics include the presentation of history on social media and early LGBT+ history in Alaska. Find him on Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, and Threads at @ANC_Historian. Spenard 2nd Saturday is a volunteer-led neighborhood initiative with the mission to celebrate local businesses, champion the creatives, and give back to the community. Learn more and stay up to date at spenard2ndsaturday.com This event is in partnership with the Municipality of Anchorage. In 1975, the City of Anchorage and the Greater Anchorage Area Borough united into what we now know as the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA). Fifty years later, we’re still better together. Learn more at www.muni.org/50