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Photo, Print, Drawing Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail, The Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail follows the course of Chester Creek for four miles between Westchester Lagoon and Goose Lake Park. The area is generally bounded by 15th Avenue to the north, Bragaw Street to the east, Northern Lights Boulevard to the south, and the Alaska Railroad tracks to the west., Anchorage, Anchorage, AK Chester Creek Trail

[ Data Pages from Survey HALS AK-8  ]

About this Item

Title

  • Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail, The Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail follows the course of Chester Creek for four miles between Westchester Lagoon and Goose Lake Park. The area is generally bounded by 15th Avenue to the north, Bragaw Street to the east, Northern Lights Boulevard to the south, and the Alaska Railroad tracks to the west., Anchorage, Anchorage, AK

Other Title

  • Chester Creek Trail

Names

  • Historic American Landscapes Survey, creator
  • Gerdine, T. G.
  • Sargent, R. H.
  • Fleischer, Lanie
  • Reese, John
  • Browning, Lee
  • C.R. Morse Company
  • Alaska Department of Highways
  • Comanche Corp
  • T. H. E. Construction
  • Anchorage Department of Public Works
  • Tryck, Nyman & Hayes
  • Lourie Contracting
  • Anchorage Department of Parks and Recreation
  • Anchorage Department of Parks and Recreation
  • Stevens, Chris, transmitter

Created / Published

  • Documentation compiled after 2000

Headings

  • -  trails & paths
  • -  foot trails
  • -  bicycle paths
  • -  bicycles & tricycles
  • -  tunnels
  • -  pedestrian tunnels
  • -  creeks
  • -  recreation
  • -  sports & recreation facilities
  • -  parks
  • -  urban parks
  • -  overpasses
  • -  bridges
  • -  asphalt
  • -  Alaska -- Anchorage -- Anchorage

Latitude / Longitude

  • 61.208611,-149.9225

Notes

  • -  Entry 2013 HALS Challenge: Documenting the Cultural Landscapes of Women
  • -  Significance: The Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail was the first paved recreational bicycle trail in Anchorage. When Lanie Fleischer moved to Anchorage in 1971 from Washington, D.C., she found that Anchorage had no trail system. Her vision was a trail system that would connect children to schools, parks and libraries, without having to be driven. Three hundred enthusiastic people turned out for a "bike in" event she organized. Lanie and the Anchorage Bike Committee she helped organize, succeeded in getting a bond issue passed to finance construction of the four-mile Chester Creek Trail in 1973. Fleischer was recognized and honored by the mayor and assembly in 1994 when it named that initial trail the "Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail".  (Source: Alaska Women's Hall of Fame). Design and construction of other paved trails in Anchorage followed, including the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, the Campbell Creek Trail, and the Ship Creek Trail. "You can ride from the east side of town to … the west without ever crossing a road. Part of one of the greatest urban trail systems in America." (Source: Mountain Bike Review).
  • -  Survey number: HALS AK-8
  • -  Building/structure dates: ca. 1973- ca. 1974 Initial Construction
  • -  Building/structure dates: ca. 1975- ca. 1977 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: ca. 1984- ca. 1986 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: ca. 1987- ca. 1989 Subsequent Work

Medium

  • Data Page(s): 14

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HALS AK-8

Source Collection

  • Historic American Landscapes Survey (Library of Congress)

Repository

Control Number

  • ak0595

Rights Advisory

Online Format

  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Historic American Landscapes Survey, Creator, T. G Gerdine, R. H Sargent, Lanie Fleischer, John Reese, Lee Browning, C.R. Morse Company, et al. Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail, The Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail follows the course of Chester Creek for four miles between Westchester Lagoon and Goose Lake Park. The area is generally bounded by 15th Avenue to the north, Bragaw Street to the east, Northern Lights Boulevard to the south, and the Alaska Railroad tracks to the west., Anchorage, Anchorage, AK. Alaska Anchorage, 2000. translateds by Stevens, Chrismitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ak0595/.

APA citation style:

Historic American Landscapes Survey, C., Gerdine, T. G., Sargent, R. H., Fleischer, L., Reese, J., Browning, L. [...] Anchorage Department Of Parks And Recreation. (2000) Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail, The Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail follows the course of Chester Creek for four miles between Westchester Lagoon and Goose Lake Park. The area is generally bounded by 15th Avenue to the north, Bragaw Street to the east, Northern Lights Boulevard to the south, and the Alaska Railroad tracks to the west., Anchorage, Anchorage, AK. Alaska Anchorage, 2000. Stevens, C., trans Documentation Compiled After. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ak0595/.

MLA citation style:

Historic American Landscapes Survey, Creator, et al. Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail, The Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail follows the course of Chester Creek for four miles between Westchester Lagoon and Goose Lake Park. The area is generally bounded by 15th Avenue to the north, Bragaw Street to the east, Northern Lights Boulevard to the south, and the Alaska Railroad tracks to the west., Anchorage, Anchorage, AK. trans by Stevens, Chrismitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/ak0595/>.