Chitina Emporium Is On The List Of Eleven Most Endangered Historic Buildings In Alaska

Chitina Emporium in 2010. (Photo by Copper River Country Journal)

The Chitina Emporium – one of Chitina's major historic log landmarks – is in danger of collapse. It has been placed on the list of "most endangered" buildings in the state of Alaska. 

The Emporium is a large two-story building that was used, within the past few decades, as a tourist stop. See 1996 Country Journal story below: 

Chitina Emporium in summer of 1996. (Copper River Country Journal) 

Here's a look at what the Alaska Association for Historic Preservation says about the Emporium, as taken from its website: