- 1946

The new Goldstein Building, housing federal, territorial and private offices as well as six store spaces, officially opened July 17. The building was gutted by fire on February 8, 1939, with only the walls left standing. The building was originally erected in 1914 at a cost of $110,000. Reconstruction cost $350,000.

Coliseum Theater, Apts Fire. Alaska State Library, Jim Ruotsala Photo Collection, P469-1-02-21.

Nineteen families were left homeless and stripped of their personal possessions January 21 in a afternoon fire which destroyed the Coliseum Theater and Apartments on South Franklin Street. Total loss was estimated at $200,000.

The Juneau City Council passed a curfew ordinance January 5 which provided that children under 16 years must be off the streets between 10:05 p.m. and 5 a.m., except on Friday and Saturday nights and the nights before legal holidays when the curfew hour was 11:55 p.m.

The Auke Bay post office opened for business December 23.

The Juneau Elks Lodge became the sponsor for Juneau’s first Sea Scout Ship September 24, formed under the local Boy Scout Council organization. It would be open to boys from 15 to 17, and the unit would be assigned a 38-foot Coast Guard harbor patrol boat.

A floating drydock was transferred August 17 from the Navy to the U. S. District Engineer for use at Juneau and was moored at the subport dock to remain there permanently. It was capable of accommodating vessels up to 180 feet long with 38 feet of beam. However, it took independent leave of its moorings in February when 90 mph winds caused it “to sail full speed across the harbor” before two Army tugs struggled to secure it to a temporary berth.

The Tulsequah Chief Mine on the Tulsequah River, tributary to the Taku just over the Canadian border, re-opened in the spring after closure in April 1942 for the duration of the war. A new riverboat and 5 barges were to be used to transport concentrates to Juneau for shipping out for smelting.

Following a successful concert by renowned pianist Maxim Schapiro, the non-profit Juneau Concert Association was formed to sponsor concerts for people in the Gastineau Channel area. This evolved into the highly successful annual Alaska Music Trails series to bring in famous musicians not only for Juneau concerts but also to tour other Alaskan towns for many years.

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