Matchbook Monday: The Birdhouse Bar, Anchorage
May 19, 2008 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Food & Beverage, Matchbook Monday
Today’s Matchbook Monday comes from best pal Anita who, while visiting extended family members in Anchorage, Alaska, picked up a few matchbooks for me.
This one is from The Birdhouse Bar located at Chilkoot Charlie’s.
The Birdhouse has a rather colorful history, some of which should probably be taken with a large grain of salt.
Originally located on the Seward Highway, it had an esteemed reputation with the “working women” of the area. The girls would autograph their undergarments, and tack them up on the wall. Those walls could tell some tales!
The Birdhouse was destroyed in a fire, but rose from the …read more
