- 1928

Juneau High School, 1928. Alaska State Library, George A. Parks Photo Collection, Winter & Pond photo, P240-233.

The new Juneau High School building was dedicate November 16 on Fifth Street next to the older elementary school and 115 high school students moved in. (The high school building later became Capital Elementary School and now is a legislative office building.)

The Front Street fill was completed, using waste rock from the AJ mine. Practically all dump trucks in town were used in the project which would eliminate the costly piling under the street. (Note: The original high tide line was along the present Front Street and South Franklin Street and the wooden streets were on piling.) The Juneau Chamber of Commerce authorized the expenditure of the necessary funds to construct a float for the use of seaplanes on the waterfront.

Juneau was designated the Alaska headquarters of the U. S. Bureau of Mines, and the offices were to be transferred from Anchorage.

The entire holdings of the Treadwell mine complex were purchased by the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company August 1. The Alaska Juneau would continue to operate the power plant and the Douglas Island foundry. The Alaska Juneau would also continue the activities of the Treadwell companies in searching for new mines in Alaska and adjacent Canada.

A new $15,000 Kimball organ was installed April 3 by manager W. D. Gross in the Coliseum Theater. (Note: The organ was later moved to the 20th Century Theater, and after having been rebuilt, is now in the 8th floor lobby of the State Office Building.) Famous painter Sydney Laurence arrived here June 14 to paint a number of local views for the Nugget Shop.