Saturday, June 03, 2006
Juneau is Stillwater with REALLY REALLY Big Bluffs
Newsbreak:
Juneau, despite being the capital of Alaska, is NOT big. In fact, it's kind of like Stillwater. All turn of the century buildings on one side of the "river" (okay, here a sound) with a bridge to the other side of the "river" where newer houses have been built. The size of the town, like Stillwater, is limited by the bluffs that surround it on one side (okay, here they're called mountains) and the river on the other (here called a sound). So, not quite the same, but Steve and I still got a kick out of calling Juneau landmarks by their Stillwater counterpart's names.
Ignore the mountain, pretend you're on the north side of town facing south. On your right we have the Isaac Staples Saw Mill. On your left we have the old depot.
Here we have the third street hill (facing "north" if you're trying to get your Stillwater bearings, the water is on your right now.)
Here's Main Street, notice the "Antique" signs have been replaced with "Fur" signs on the sides of buildings. Somethings were a little different.
Here's a final picture, the little town nestled between bluffs on steroids. Missing is the picture of the bridge between Stillwater and Hudson. But it wasn't a lift bridge, so it wasn't as impressive of a similarity. Obviously this picture was taken from our ship as we pulled in. Notice how our ship is the size of town, almost. We did, I think, almost double the town with our presence.
Newsbreak:
Juneau, despite being the capital of Alaska, is NOT big. In fact, it's kind of like Stillwater. All turn of the century buildings on one side of the "river" (okay, here a sound) with a bridge to the other side of the "river" where newer houses have been built. The size of the town, like Stillwater, is limited by the bluffs that surround it on one side (okay, here they're called mountains) and the river on the other (here called a sound). So, not quite the same, but Steve and I still got a kick out of calling Juneau landmarks by their Stillwater counterpart's names.
Ignore the mountain, pretend you're on the north side of town facing south. On your right we have the Isaac Staples Saw Mill. On your left we have the old depot. [To add icing to the cake, the building on your left sells souvenirs, much like the old train depot did last time I was there. Oh, and it’s been converted (as well) from a transportation depot (only water transport, not rail transport).]
Further left is the water (in real Juneau as well as in Stillwater.) The road you see in front of you is the main road through town.Here we have the third street hill (facing "north" if you're trying to get your Stillwater bearings, the water is on your right now.)Here's Main Street, notice the "Antique" signs have been replaced with "Fur" signs on the sides of buildings. Somethings were a little different.
And here we have
Here's a final picture, the little town nestled between bluffs on steroids. Missing is the picture of the bridge between Stillwater and Hudson. But it wasn't a lift bridge, so it wasn't as impressive of a similarity. Obviously this picture was taken from our ship as we pulled in. Notice how our ship is the size of town, almost. We did, I think, almost double the town with our presence.
Comments:
Oh, and I forgot to say, the capital building was located approximately where the court house would be, and the Orthodox Church was located about where St. Mike's Catholic Church was in Stillwater, up third street.
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