The ghost log Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
The Anchorage Daily News (Oct. 31, 2012) reported that after her own encounters, manager Terri Russi began a ghost log asking guests to record what they saw or heard. Source: Anchorage Daily News.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The hotel says the original Anchorage Hotel was built in 1916 at 3rd Avenue and E Street, that the present building dates from 1936, and that it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Historic Anchorage Hotel).
Ghost stories
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Black Jack Sturgus Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
The hotel tells the story of Anchorage's first police chief, John J. "Black Jack" Sturgus, found shot near the hotel on Feb. 20, 1921, in a case never solved, and says his ghost is rumored to return. Source: Historic Anchorage Hotel.
The hotel tells the story of Anchorage's first police chief, John J. "Black Jack" Sturgus, found shot near the hotel on Feb. 20, 1921, in a case never solved, and says his ghost is rumored to return. Source: Historic Anchorage Hotel.
Then and now
Public access
Open to the public The Historic Anchorage Hotel is operating and taking reservations (Historic Anchorage Hotel). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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