This is Whittier, Alaska, home to all 263 residents and the iconic Begich Towers. Built during the Cold War as an Army barracks, the structure now serves as a self-contained community hub ...
On the southern coast of Alaska, located on one of the many bays of the Alaskan Gulf, the town of Whittier might be the most remote and hard-to-access towns in the United States. The only way to ...
However, the Whittier community is divided over the removal of the ficus trees. Some residents see the trees as inherent to the character of Whittier, while providing important ecosystem services ...
s new cruise terminal in Whittier, Alaska, provides expanded access to ... the "town under one roof" since most of its roughly 260 residents are housed in the 14-story Begich Towers condominium.