Hospital To Police Station: This 14 Storey Building Houses A Complete Town In It

In the US state of Alaska, there is a town called Whittier. The population of the city is over 200 people. Surprisingly, there are not many residential buildings in this town. In fact, what makes Whittier unique is that all the locals live in one large 14-story building!

The Begich Tower where everyone lives together

The name of the 14-floor building is The Begich Tower which is the residence for nearly the entire population of the city. Over 200 people live in this apartment and get every facility inside the building.

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From small staff to the owner, all live together in this building where all the facilities like a police station, provision store, laundry, church and hospitals are located under one roof. Even a school called Whittier School is connected to a tunnel on the ground floor of the West tower so students can walk to school without going out in the cold during winter.

Police station to hospital everything inside one building

The first floor of the building had almost everything a city needs to function. There's a police station on one side, and a post office on the other. Walk a little into the room and you will see government offices, as well as Kozy Korner convenience store, a shop where everyone is shopping.

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The building was built in 1956 and during World War II, there was an army barrack at this place, due to which all the facilities are available here. Later people started living here and it became an apartment.

Extreme snowfall

The weather in this corner of Alaska is very unpredictable - winds blow at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and snowfall reaches 250 inches and sometimes 400 inches. So it actually makes sense for the city's citizens to have everything in one place and live under the same roof.

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Due to bad weather and roads, locals are not able to go anywhere and if they somehow manage to go out, they face lots of problems while coming back because there is no direct way to reach this place. That's why people prefer to live in the building.

Everyone knows each other

Due to the small population, everyone is familiar with each other in the house, they often roam around the house in slippers and pajamas, even when they go on business. At any time, a resident can knock on the police chief's door, and students can get help from the teacher for study. It's kind of a community under one roof. Of course, not all residents are friends with each other, but they help each other if required.

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Most of the town people work in a deep-water port located a few hundred meters from their home. A fitness centre and several cafes located near the house have also been built to the service of local residents. Thus, it is possible to save on heating here, which is especially important when a strong wind blows here most of the year, it is snowing or raining.

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