Begich Towers Condominium

Fascinating place. Worth a visit when visiting the town. There is a library and historical photos. Ground floor open to public, others closed.

This is one place that you must visit when in Whittier. it's history is amazing. How whole town can live in one building. Of course, things has changed; but history still remained.

I thought, what the hell ? and gave it five stars because of the coolness factor. Despite the fact that it's a huge 14 story building practically in the middle of nowhere, and damned near everyone in Whittier lives there, it's reputed to be haunted. Enough so for it to make the Top 10 list of the most haunted places in Alaska. As is the entire town. It was ravaged by the Tsunami that followed the 1964 Earthquake that also claimed 13 lives of the 70 residents who lived in Whittier at the time. It was built in 1956 by the military, and transferred to civilian ownership in 1975.

Hotel is very old as the whole town of Whittier, but views are not bad

Impossible to miss and certainly unique! And somehow it makes me crave Neapolitan ice cream if I look at it for too long.

Whittier first appeared on the 1950 U.S. census as an unincorporated village. It formally incorporated in 1969. As of 2018, there were 205 people living in the city, with 313 available housing units. Almost the entirety of this population lives within the 14-story Begich Towers.

Huge building kept very clean by the custodians. Very Ivey outside. Quite a few dogs in this neighborhood they are all better behaved than my own. Parking is a breeze closed to the school and beautiful hiking nearby. The post office,churches, store, storage laundry facilities weight room and even a notary are all on sight can’t forget waffle sundays at Larry Gilman’s every Sunday

Cool building, but a bit of smelly inside.