Anchorage’s Aspirations: Project 80s, Then and Now
by Feb 3, 2025 | Architecture, Magazine
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Anchorage’s Aspirations: Project 80s, Then and Now
Forty years ago, cashflow from North Slope oil enabled Anchorage to erect civic buildings known collectively as Project 80s. The arena, convention center, library, and theater have undergone changes through the decades, and more facelifts are due.
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