The people chose the name.

The Post Office chose another.

A wet Alaska highway approaching a sign that reads Welcome to Alaska City.
The Alaska City sign flickers briefly to Anchorage.
A raven crosses an aurora above distant Alaska City lights.
An old brick post office stands open in the snow.
A checked Alaska City ballot rests beside a steaming mug.
Steam rises from a worn enamel mug into darkness.

ALASKA.CITY

The city that almost was.

AN ALASKA CITY FILM · 28 SECONDS

11:17 PMWET SNOW
A wet, snowy bus terminal after the last bus has left.

AURORA BUS TERMINAL

A weathered motel lobby with a brass key rack and tired desk clerk.

NETTLE & BRASS INN

An old laundromat with fluorescent lights and a crowded bulletin board.

NORTH STAR LAUNDROMAT

A cramped radio booth with a glowing on-air sign and analog equipment.

KTIDE RADIO

A dark working harbor beneath snowy mountains.

SALTGLASS PIER

AURORA BUS TERMINAL · 11:17 PM

The bus leaves before you can resent it properly.

Snow moves sideways. The terminal canopy hums. Nothing tells you what to do next, which is almost a kind of welcome.

ALASKA CITY · LIVING DIORAMA v3.2 · 11:17 PM

FIRST NIGHT

Walk the town, touch the evidence, interrupt people, and decide what survives until morning.