Clark continues talking with Ralph about his Alaska experiences. Also, this time Ralph describes his architectural influences — how he acquired them and how he adapted what he interpreted out of the work of Greene and Greene, Bernard Maybeck and others to his own designs.
In 2020 there are no longer any buildings on this half-block. This is where the boarding house was where Ralph lived when he was first in Anchorage and where he tried to escape from the Friday night drunks.
The 5th Avenue side of the Loussac Sogn Building on March 16, 2020. Ralph reported for work here in 1959 at the offices of Manley and Mayer Architects.
Looking west on 5th Avenue in 1964 and earthquake damage. Loussac Sogn Building on the right.
Reed Building and 4th Avenue Theater in 1949.
The Reed Building and 4th Avenue Theater, March 16, 2020.
Former Reeve family home on Anchorage’s Pilot’s Row, March 16, 2020. I didn’t find out if the kids’ names are still in the sidewalk concrete, since the sidewalks are still snow-covered.
Ralph Alley and his sister Louretta, waiting to audition for a singing part, 1956.