Up The Creek

If any of you have ever visited Ketchikan, Alaska

you've most likely heard of Creek Street.

Creek Street was the red light district

in the early 1900's.

It's known as the only place in the world

where both men and fish went upstream to spawn.

I mentioned in a previous post

that I lived on Creek Street in the 70's.

The first place I lived after moving to Ketchikan in the

summer of 1975 was #5 Creek Street.

(formerly known as The Star House).

During the 70's Creek Street was a residential area

housing mostly young adventurers that were

new to the area. It was a really fun place to

live at that time. We had potluck dinners often

and lots of parties.

Oh the stories I could tell

about life on the creek.

(#5 Creek Street 1975 Sitnews.com)

My apt. was on the top floor.

At high tide, the water came almost up to the boardwalk.

When the tide was really low and the creek was moving fast,

the house would actually shake.

During prohibition,

bootleg booze was brought in

by boat in the dark of night.

It was received through trap doors

in the floors of the houses.

#5 now houses Soho Coho Gallery.

To read more about Star House click here

I moved from Star House to Dolly's house later that year.

It was already a museum/tourist spot, however it

was the only commercial spot on the creek at that time.

I lived there with my brother during the off season.

It looked pretty much the same as how it looks

in the photos that I Googled.

Dolly's House by Dave Rubin

The parlor

We were not allowed in Dolly's room.

It was locked up tight so I slept in a small attic bedroom

and my brother slept on a daybed

in the dining area.

( Dolly's room)

We only had a hot plate to cook on

(the stove was off limits for obvious reasons)

which wasn't a huge deal because

neither one of us cooked at the time.

June's cafe was conveniently located

right down the Creek

and around the corner.

To read more about Dolly's House click here.

It was a very good time to live

Up The Creek.