Tag: Emporium

  • Chitina building on top 10 state list of endangered building

    Chitina building on top 10 state list of endangered building

    May 5, 2024 My nomination of the Chitina “emporium” building was accepted on the state top 10 (11) endangered historic buildings list. I was successful in getting it listed for the first time last year, but not securing a grant for stabilization work – I’ll try again in June. Following is the full announcement by…

  • Emporium Update – A Buyer? And Killoran Boxes

    Emporium Update – A Buyer? And Killoran Boxes

    In July I made a short trip to Chitina staying a couple nights at the Liberty Falls campground and spending the days around town and hiking south of Obrien Creek where my wife Sharon found a 1917 date nail! I continue to work on the idea of developing the Chitina Emporium, but at a modest,…