A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in the same building

Post by raverbashing » Tue, Jan 06, 2015, 6:43 AM UTC

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Not sure where you got that Helsinki is the coldest city, I'm not even sure it's the coldest capital. There are plenty of colder cities, take a look at Kiruna as an example (which was also featured here a few weeks ago): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna#Climate Edit: Ah I think I understand, my original comment was referring to being cold in the depths of winter, not the average temperature. Right now I'm in Viln…

Just as a little fun fact Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongola is the coldest capital city in the world. Right now Accuweather says it's -18°F (0°C). It regularly dips below -40°F/C in the winter.

Post by jauer » Tue, Jan 06, 2015, 6:51 AM UTC

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I wouldn't mind living there. I've been dreaming about moving somewhere remote and just do freelance work. The only requirement is a good internet connection which sadly excludes a lot of cool places.

Anyone notice there are no outlets on the walls with the current unit for sale.(ref: word doc) Cannot help but envision 12-months of this personally to finish project, better yet turning say one section into a serious satellite ycombinator incubator. Internet Facts and Offers: http://internetaccesslocal.com/states/alaska/whittier/ http://www.satelliteinternetsource.com/plan-and-pricing.php

Post by davidw » Tue, Jan 06, 2015, 7:18 AM UTC

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> 1. Why the town even exists? OK, history/geography lesson... The Kenai peninsula hangs down into the Gulf of Alaska and sort of separates those two areas. The landscape around there is very mountainous. However, Whittier has a low mountain pass to "easily" travel between Passage Canal (not an actual canal) on the east side to Turnigan Arm and Anchorage (more of a muddy tentacle) on the West side. Portage Pass was w…

Is there a doctor in the town? A hospital? What happens if someone has a medical emergency - you said the only way to Anchorage in winter was by a train that often didn't come daily. I just don't understand how these kinds of towns keep any residents. They seem downright dangerous to live in. In Russia, I can understand it, but these are US citizens who can get a flight down to a whole host of warm, easy towns and ge…

Post by frik » Tue, Jan 06, 2015, 7:19 AM UTC

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Whittier is also home to the Buckner Building. 250k square feet, abandoned after the 1964 earthquake and left to rot. In other words, a perfect place for indoor skiing. http://vimeo.com/50860740

Post by avivo » Tue, Jan 06, 2015, 8:14 AM UTC

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This was the concept between some subsidized housing in the mid 20th century, and was for the most part a failed experiment in architecture. The two significant differences here are 1) government officials and law enforcement are part of the housing complex and not external; 2) since they aren't housing projects, the buildings don't have automatic class stigma.

> was for the most part a failed experiment in architecture. More like a failed experiment in social organization. The same model works fine in Singapore because the government aggressively routes around social problems: for example, they assign ethnic and income quotas in each building in order to maintain a mostly even distribution of population groups, impeding the rise of ghettos and basically forcing different p…