Whittier, a one building town of Alaska | U.S.A. | Sixty and Travelling
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ต.ค. 2023
- Whittier, a one building town of Alaska | U.S.A. | Sixty and Travelling
This was a very special trip to a unique place, also called the strangest town in Alaska. And there are reasons for this nickname.
Whittier is a tiny town with a very small population of around 250 odd persons. What is unique is the fact that almost 90% of this small population lives in one building. This is a 14 storey building called Begich Towers Inc. (BTI, in short) which is completely self contained with shops school, hospital, city government, in fact everything that one may need. Through wartime underground tunnels from World War II days, BTI is connected with establishments like schools etc, so that during merciless 6 winter months with upto 22 feet snowfall and 135 km per hour speed howling cold winds, life can continue uninterrupted.
And the surrounding natural beauty is simply too stunning and breathtaking. There are 26 glaciers, and tall mountains and waterfalls surrounding this extremely cute and pretty town. This only exit is through a 2.5 mile long tunnel, called Anton Anderson Memorial tunnel or simply Whittier Tunnel. The traffic on this single lane road and rail tunnel is strictly regulated, so much so that if you want to enter Whittier after 10.30 PM, you must wait in your car till next morning .
We thoroughly enjoyed the natural beauty of the place with steaming hot pizza and coffee. We also wanted to touch base with some residents of BTI to get to know more about their life and activities, but nobody was available or willing to talk to us on record.
We came back from Whittier filled with life time memories of sheer natural beauty and grandeur.
Bye for now till we come back with our next Alaska adventure.
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What a great and unique place
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Very interesting place!
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What a great idea to have all the residents of the town stay in the same building....Awesome place...Thanks for taking us around the world and such awesome destinations....
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The idea of common roof was a necessity from World War II days (after Pearl Harbour), and also from early Cold War days, till invention of ICBMs made it unnecessary!
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Every Video shows something unique. Never imagined a whole town living in one building.. Really Amazing.
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A whole town under one roof was actually a necessity during World War II, specially after Pearl harbour. It remained relevant even during early years of Cold War, till invention of ICBMs made it irrelevant!
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The lake was so so beautiful 🤩 with the glacier in the back ground. Amazing! Thank you for showing us around 😊 have a great day
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So unique! Never knew something like this existed 👌🏼
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Hi guys. Thank you for sharing. Fantastic views. The water is a lovely colour. Looks like you had a great time. That tunnel really is amazing. Whittier is fascinating. Loved the colour of the building & didn't that cruise ship look outstanding against the small buildings. Wouldn't fancy being there when all the snow comes in winter. Hope you are both well. Best wishes Dave and Dawn ❤
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Yes, winters can be tough there, but July afternoon was just stunningly beautiful!
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