Mountain View, Anchorage

Mountain View is a neighborhood in northeast Anchorage, Alaska, with approximately 7,300 residents.[1] Mountain View is the most diverse neighborhood in the United States.[2][3][4][5] It is between the Glenn Highway and Elmendorf Air Force Base, west of McCarrey Street and east of Post Road. It is a working-class neighborhood, with a median household income of approximately $51,000 and a poverty rate of approximately 26%.[6]

History

The neighborhood began in the 1940s as housing for Elmendorf Air Force Base construction workers.[1] It became blighted in the 1980s,[1] followed by extensive revitalization efforts in the 2000s.[1]

Transportation

Mountain View is one of the highest-ridership, residential neighborhoods on the People Mover system; the former #45 route is the highest-ridership route in the system. On 23 October 2017, it was split into two routes: The primary #20 route which runs from Downtown to the Alaska Native Medical Center via Commercial Drive & Bragaw Street, and the #21 which circulates through the neighborhood before continuing down Mountain View Drive to the Northway Mall and downtown Anchorage.

References
  1. "Mountain View Neighborhood Plan: Neighborhood Profile" (PDF). Anchorage Land Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. McCoy, Kathleen (6 April 2013). "Hometown U: Data show Mountain View is most diverse neighborhood in America". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. Basu, Moni (11 January 2016). "Most diverse place in America? It's not where you think". CNN. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. Early, Wesley (30 May 2017). "Is Anchorage America's most diverse city? Depends on who you ask". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. Kelly, Devin (15 August 2017). "After 30 years, Mountain View has new welcome signs — with a new claim to fame". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. "Mountain View neighborhood in Anchorage, Alaska (AK), 99508, 99501 subdivision profile – real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". City-Data.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

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