Xa'at! (Ketchikan: apartment, assess, suburbs)

[Barkingowl]

I was reading some impressions of Juneau on a different site & the conclusion that was reached was this,

Juneau looks like a mini San Francisco.

Is that a fair assessment?

[Xa'at]

I've never seen San Francisco, but yes, I've heard it described as that in many places.
Personally I think it looks like a larger Ketchikan...

[Barkingowl]

Originally Posted by Xa'at

Personally I think it looks like a larger Ketchikan...

Hmm... Time to find pictures of Ketchikan to make a comparison.

[Xa'at]

If you go to Flickr and type in Juneau there's some pictures taken from the Channel that give you a pretty good idea of what downtown looks like.

[Xa'at]

Here's one I took this summer...

[Xa'at]

Another good one... This is a winter shot that I didn't take...

[Barkingowl]

Originally Posted by Xa'at

Here's one I took this summer...

What's the building with the tan chimney in the background?

[Xa'at]

I think it's an apartment building...
See the one farthest to the right? That's the capital building.

[Barkingowl]

It looks like some thought was given to Juneau when it was settled & in the years following. So many cities down here in the states are just sprawl.

[Xa'at]

Oh, there's sprawl... just not right there. Just north of Juneau is the Mendenhall valley, which is where the suburbs are beginning to form.