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Mountain View Arts & Cultural District
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Mountain View is one of the most culturally diverse neighborhoods in Anchorage with beautiful views, good land, and potential for economic growth. It is also one of
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the most distressed neighborhoods, characterized by low levels of homeownership, high levels of unemployment, a weak economic base, a transient population, lack of basic services, high numbers of children and adults living below the poverty level, and high crime rates. The successful creation of cultural districts in other states provides a model to reverse these trends in Mountain View without displacing existing commercial, residential and human infrastructure. Government officials, business owners, residents , artists and the community council support the plan to create positive, sustainable economic growth, and making Mountain View a better place to live, work and visit.
A stroll through the district will reveal new and rehabilitated restaurants, specialty retail, art galleries and offices lining Mountain View Drive. Wider streets with angled parking and pedestrian amenities such as sidewalk benches and planters are currently being designed. The district will be home for the Museum of Natural History, Anchorage Opera, Alaska Dance Theatre, and many other arts and cultural organizations. Nonprofits such as Special Olympics, Boy and Girls Club and the Success by Six youth organizations have already moved in, with others on the way. Plans for constructing modern studio apartments and live/work/studio space are part of the district’s housing design. The district will be vibrant, populated, safe and economically healthy.
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