Alaskan Town That Lives In One Building (Isolated From The World)

Hello everyone, Ruhi Çenet here. Imagine the building you live in is not just your home but it is also your entire city. In this building, all the essential needs you can think of are gathered under one roof. People go to the grocery store, the post office, or even the notary in a heartbeat by just taking an elevator ride. Despite the storm outside and the giant snowbanks, the kids living here get to school through the underground tunnel in their building.
Located in the south of Alaska, Whittier, is a coastal city hidden between towering mountains and the ocean. With an area of approximately 51 square kilometers or 20 square miles, it has only one residential complex for its entire population.
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My name is Ruhi Çenet. I am an independent documentary filmmaker. I go to unique places that are not known to many and discover them with a different approach.
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[@nandiaconstantinou8181]

This video makes me feel grateful for my freedom to go out, for the sunshine, the nice weather, the trees and the parks, the shops where I can find everything I want, the outdoor cafes and the restaurants by the sea.

[@livenfree]

What country do you live in? It sounds beautiful can I come visit? I love cafes by the sea!

[@MizzKru]

I’d actually enjoy the indoors

[@nandiaconstantinou8181]

@@livenfree Haha I live in Cyprus. There will be 21 degrees celsius this week and it’s January. Of course you are welcome!

[@diplodocus6969]

as advice from a native american from a reservation I would recommend savoring this feeling, it is not long until the modern world expands and paves over everything

[@brendaweikel6983]

This looks like a place I'd like to move far away from!

[@fevziatanoglu4977]

It looks so dystopian but also warm and safe 😄

[@candycain1001]

Like a Vault 101 life, but happy and functional.

[@largol33t12]

@@candycain1001 I keep thinking about Fallout 3...😁

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

The building that will survive zombie apocalypse

[@jarrydbattad6549]

@@fajarkurniawan9434 yes, that's what im thinking also... the extreme cold weather would hinder the undead

[@cinnabar_]

​@@jarrydbattad6549yeah but the thing is what if all resources is gone or already been used. they of course need meds and other stuff imported from outside right? the next thing you know its not zombie your main problem is, but your kind next door neighbour

[@Lana-un2qk]

Inmagine you don't want to go to school and pretending to be sick. You can't do anything. They will know

[@RealNoface]

lol

[@jkylie2331]

😂😂😂

[@briancalliari4421]

I recently stayed here in August 2023 and was actually surprised how quiet it was. It was a basic apartment that met our groups needs for the night we stayed there.

[@sa4498]

They looked like private apartments not open to public

[@daniellavasquez4303]

@@sa4498there’s a hotel in the apartment

[@sarahs.6457]

@@sa4498 They have a bed and breakfast type set up for guests on the 15th Floor.

[@linkingwithnaz1295]

@@sa4498 Video states that they have a hotel at top of the building for tourists.

[@funeralpoetry9541]

I can't even imagine the amount of tea in that building. The whole town's there, only people to talk to. Imagine finding your husband three doors down, haha

[@CrystalHunt0]

so no one's dad has to leave for buying milk☠️

[@pushkrajsathe]

Why three doors down?next door neighbour can also become husband.

[@ElloEveryone]

I imagine how single life would be... When you're surrounded by bored women... 😅

[@jayjokerst]

I bet they have more coffee stocked up than tea

[@touringthecitywalking9209]

Yes, with the wife who also sneaked behind her husband "three doors down".

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

Imagine the afternoon pedestrian traffic jams in the hallways.

[@thefaller03]

It's really not bad haha

[@RealNoface]

lol nice

[@David_S52]

I visited Whittier in August 2001. My girlfriend at that time was good friends with a couple that lived in that building. Their apartment overlooked the shipping docks and railway. At that time of year that small town gets very busy with tourist from the cruise ships and curiosity seekers. I recall a couple of restaurants close to that building. It seriously was the most bizarre place I’ve ever visited.

[@danitho]

How did your ex meet those people? 😅

[@2soulzkilluminati135]

You just know ​@@danitho

[@knowledgetoshare4061]

Those who involved in building this building doing a phenomenal job

[@lindasergi4521]

I would love this, I'm an introvert,perfect for me.

[@101stairborne6]

You can thank the US Army engineers for designing the building! They used to be military barracks, the level of safety that they design military buildings is something most civilians don’t even know about.

[@MelindaMysticWitch]

I love that you did this on Alaska, but people watching this, please know we have over 700K people living in Alaska. I'm an Alaska resident and was born here in 1986. We don't all live like this though some people choose to do so. Most Alaskans live in Anchorage, Fairbanks and other cities and have "normal" lives with real buildings, schools etc 😂

[@thebawzrittenhouse1433]

We don't belive you, snowman

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

@@collinsa8909 lol

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

I born here Anchorage Alaska but resident in Kenai Alaska Alaska is beautiful and I love how much fresh air for our breathin oxygen here lol in Florida that have bad pollution and hard time breath cuz too hot lol

[@hussnaarabegum7553]

⁰q

[@fixpacifica]

Do you live in an igloo?

[@7hhxi]

As a teacher, “knocking on your teacher whenever you need help with ur homework” is my personal hell 😂😂no thank u ask ur parents they exist

[@KatieBellino]

I was thinking that too. Like, nope, I'm not here, LOL.

[@ITZBROKENhotDOG12]

What's the point of being a teacher then?? LMAO.

[@KatieBellino]

I think you missed the point. Teachers teach during the day and need to be able to have hours where they are "off the clock."@@ITZBROKENhotDOG12

[@FlaviaJoan1995]

​​@@ITZBROKENhotDOG12 But they dont need to work 24/7. Children can ask quetions when the teacher is on duty not after. You also dont work 24/7😊

[@GBR9794]

@@FlaviaJoan1995 if they get paid enough for 24/7 on call duty then why not? but teachers got paid way too little already so...... gotta improve that first

[@effortmsimelelo5059]

So a lot of awkward divorce and breakups in this city, ur ex somewhere in building

[@Jdalio5]

Maybe it forces morals

[@gregkeener911]

I assume inbreeding is a problem. If not, it’s only a matter of time.

[@Cujo1999]

​@@gregkeener911 speaking fr experience?

[@caitlynr7295]

@@Jdalio5 it'd certainly be harder to get away with cheating lol

[@pricelessjewels2441]

​@gr😂😂😂😂😂😂😂egkeener911

[@kyrielarenta7373]

Seems like a good idea for a movie especially with the train timing, the environment and isolation

[@TheKeenTribe]

I live in Alaska. Whittier is a town in its own category!

[@alreadytired6515]

Growing up we used to call it $*ittier. I remember when they finished the tunnel. When they came back from the story John Tracy the local NBC anchor said “and at the other end of the tunnel it was Whittier”.

[@Oldworldlove]

Have you ever seen any spooky things in Alaska? I hear lots of people go missing there. (I am from Texas)

[@UltraRealTrueJesus]

a LOT go missing in TX too. least the crime doco's claim that. @@Oldworldlove

[@Oldworldlove]

@@UltraRealTrueJesus yeah they do, but it's usually homicide/crime related. Alaska seems different though, like more paranormal and unsolved. I've ALWAYS wanted to visit there. People there seem like a whole other breed as far as survival skills go. Much respect for those who live out in that wild country !

[@falidisu2139]

@@Oldworldlovereally… Texas saying this? 🤣 State with a mad governor. Please tell Abbot to stop with the Chicago transfer. We get it 😅.

[@marianhreads]

Such a fascinating documentary! The tunnel-only access freaks me out the most 😳 Still, very cool that people can live there and seem to be getting along...

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

I born here in Anchorage Alaska and yea there's haunted in there... Which is cool. 😊

[@jaronharvey2799]

They also have boats and snow mobiles

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

@@jaronharvey2799 yea I went there before I born here Anchorage Alaska as well lol they have everything except only stuck stay small town which suck for through in tunnel train transport and vehicles drive in and out on schedule time. It's long drive under mountain which is scare cuz if major earthquake will be suck in middle of tunnel will be terrible scare for all of our peoples.

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

@@jaronharvey2799 but it's beautiful here Alaska anyway yea you got that right they have snowmobile and Boats, ATV and vehicles drive around town. It's quiet town country

[@A3AnimeArtAwesome]

This is the first documentary I have seen of yours. I applaud 👏 the amazing research that went into this video. I love that you interviewed the locals and went in with a non biased opinion. Amazing journalism, amazing video, and the editing was very grounded. Thank you for sharing.

[@stormthrush37]

This is absolutely fascinating to me. I can only begin to imagine the implications of how everyone in town living in a single structure would alter the ways everyone interacted with one another, especially given the building doesn't simply house residences but school, stores, churches, and other things.

[@stefaniaomo9045]

This is what Modernists... Brutalist , Bauahaus etc... Utopian reality they aimed at.

[@chocosquirrel3319]

I live here n was caught robbing last year n was sent to 4moths jail in the floor below my house. My family came to visit me daily

[@Leenapanther]

There is this new south Korean drama/horror movie (Concrete Utopia). I only saw the trailer. Because of some tragic event, only one buidling is left standing. The residents fight to not let any strangers in.

[@stenchemitter2407]

@@chocosquirrel3319 lol, I'd say 4 months is a lot but I'm sure prison there is like prison in Finland

[@chocosquirrel3319]

@@stenchemitter2407 no prison time was tough. I could not go to the floor wer my house was for whole 4months and food was prison food

[@Lauren-tk1gq]

This is so interesting! I looked at some of the available units for sale on zillow and the differences in upgrades was pretty significant. One unit looked pretty modern with it’s renovations. Can’t believe this building was built in 1954

[@xssox]

I have been there before, and that is not the ONLY house that people live in. There were plenty of more buildings for residential area.

[@Yukiba]

I think it'd be a good idea if they implemented a thing where if you offer a service in the building you get a discount on the rent. That way it would entice hair stylists/doctors/dentists/etc, to stay and/or work there.

[@latitude1904]

Most people have bought their condos in this building

[@jccota08]

It’s already only 700 bucks

[@oldschool6798]

We have owned a boat in the Whittier Harbor for many years. The Begich Towers Condominiums is not the only residential building in Whittier, Alaska. There are other buildings in which people reside including a few single family homes. Nevertheless, the Towers is a unique building.

[@kikibaby541]

Dont get why he made it look like that

[@i-eat-you]

So is there some sort of rivalry or competition between the single family home dwellers and the condominum people?

[@oldschool6798]

@@i-eat-you The majority of the land is owned by the Alaska Railroad and the City. Very little private property for development. As a result, housing is mostly in the form of a couple of condominiums and a smattering of small framed cabins on private lots. The property tax base is buoyed up by the fees generated by the City harbor. There is also a private “condo harbor” and a new commercial dock/harbor/commercial project under way at this time. Again, all commercial development. Typical seasonal summer destination town for those who have boats….very quiet in the winter.

[@DF-jm6dq]

clickbait @@kikibaby541

[@marietighe6328]

Do the other private home owners need to use the tower for things like school, groceries etc?

[@katelynn.kensington]

I wish I could live in a cute place like that. I would do art classes and help that lady grow food for her store.

[@harmanbawa19]

Wow, this concept of a whole town in one building is simply amazing! As an introvert, I can definitely see it as a heaven for people like me. The minimal carbon emissions and the absence of daily commutes make it even more appealing. Imagine the amount of time saved and the increased productivity that can be achieved in such a setup. It's a dream come true for work-life balance enthusiasts. I genuinely hope that someday everyone gets to experience living in a place like this because it's truly the best, especially for families. Just imagine, your children going to school in the same building where they live. It may be a small town, but it's definitely the best in my eyes. 😊

[@chrisrandall2710]

How, as an introvert, do you like it!?. Everyone up in ur bizniz all day...Hartman didn’t show face 2 days....etc... she bought MORE jello! Id be in the caretakers apt across the street to on that show “alone” ha

[@mephistosprincipium]

@@chrisrandall2710 I’m sure that comment was sarcasm, at least for human mankind I hope so 😂

[@user-tz8my1uc6j]

next time I want a country inside building

[@elizaj4431]

As an introvert myself I do hope for this reason as well as others the comment was deep sarcasm or a bot. Here's my version. Wouldn't it be amazing for the environment and social benefits if we all lived in community pods where we all shared belongings isolated from the environment and where our wastes were recycled to meet all our food needs. And it would save so much time wasted preparing food if there could be just a waste processing tube that injected needed nutrients just connected from our anus direct to our stomach. Just think of the reduced carbon and work life balance! 😅 But of course I'm taking it to the extremes of this type of thinking. The people in this community seem lovely and if it makes them or the commentator above happy they should be free to voluntarily choose living as they wish. It's not for everyone and people should remain free to live in the ways that works for them. One person's heaven can be another's hell. I recently saw the planned city in the desert called The Line and that looks like a planned dystopia to me but I guess some people want to live there. Again as long as it's just one type of voluntary option. On a creepy aside, the ad I got with this video was for bespoke underground luxury bunkers for rich people to ride out the apocalypse in style and opulence.

[@ludvanbeethoven1]

As an introvert, this video alone gave me a panic attack. Im now planning my move int a secluded solitary cabin far, far away from everyone

[@Alice-mb7eh]

My husband and I visited this town last March it was really cool going through the tunnel. and we had lunch at the restaurant. You go through the town to take the ferry to see the glaciers

[@arlenecardones9857]

"l

[@RailBuffRob]

Often times when the 13 button is missing in the elevator there actually is a 13th floor but it's used for utility equipment so there's no button in the elevator for regular people who don't need access to that floor.

[@mtsky-tc6uw]

most buildings all over the usa have no 13th floor,very common--or the number 13 as your apt number--there is a 13th floor but they skip the number,call it the 14th or 12

[@naturecure280]

But the Church was in unit 113. 😂

[@asiano3385]

I would like to live on a 13th floor because 1+3=4... yes. It makes no sense the same as the number by itself.

[@matthewmckever2312]

Always great seeing your site lit up with a story. Your a natural interviewer, putting people at ease and asking the relevant questions. Thanks for the hard work to you and your team. Matthew .

[@preeti790]

Finally new video after so many months ❤

[@ak_downrange_threat7251]

I REPO'ed a car there back in 2005 and the Debtor didn't realize we took their vehicle for over 2 months because of how little that person left that old Military building.

[@pandemicmbm9176]

I lived there for a few months 😊 man one of the nicest places to live, people were so kind to me.

[@explorer.samrat]

Ruhi is finally back after light years. Thanks for the video. 😀😀

[@johngalactus4014]

Half a year later we get new content and it's absolutely amazing!! Please do more :-)

[@elishiamariewilson8289]

I love this. I would love to live here where everything is in one place.

[@LifeOfNeevs123]

Thank you for this video! You did a great job, Thank you for coming into our home and screening some of our views as residents of the Building x although your info isn’t 100 percent , everything else seems like the best view from an outsider! Great Job!

[@studyofgaming9707]

Good to see you again Ruhi

[@TRUTHx247]

Wow. I remember when you barely had 1000 followers when I first followed you on our main family YT acct. Now you’re over a million. Congrats my man! You deserve it! 👏

[@ValarieNZ]

Amazing!!! I feel so naive to only see now, that such a city exists.. mind blowing!!

[@dcsc1]

I just love your channel! Thank you so much for showing us the little known places of our planet. 😊

[@nevamind68t23]

Fascinating, thank you 🙏🏾👍🏾🤎

[@antoniolabrasca9069]

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[@michaelandrenio993]

Last year, I was working full time, budgeting groceries, unable to afford date nights, and missing time with my kids. Now I learned how to make money online. Now am a SAHM, homeschooling, and making profits every week.

[@lukeben1596]

This video got me hooked, and now I’m determined to become a billionaire in just two years! 💪💰

[@lindapoplin7150]

That's great! I'm motivated too! How can we achieve this challenge?

[@thomasdooley3702]

No specific one really, because there are lots of investment plans and strategies littered all over the internet today, for instance, investments like real estates,gold, drop shipping crypto currency and lots more

[@HexaBoxabl]

I've heard alot about crypto currency investments and how effective it can grow your income! Any recommendations on a guide?

[@NikkiBriar]

Huge fan of your videos and adventures! Keep up the amazing work!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@BulldozerBilly]

I've seen all your videos but was worried you had stopped posting, I imagine it must take you some time just to get out one video so now I understand why it takes you so long. Love your content and adventures!

[@anagyvarazslo]

Finally! Waited for so long for a new episode! :D Love your channel!

[@johnnie3608]

My kids mom, mom sailed up to Whittier In 1996 and stayed up there for years in that same apartment complex. She was the facilities engineer with her husband Tim. Karen is her name. She stayed for quite a few years before coming back to Washington. I’ve heard lots of stories.

[@Lemonellacreative]

I love your videos. Keep up the good work ❤

[@LAChinthaka]

Another fascinating documentry. Thank you.

[@varleenkaur5164]

Hey , your content is really different and good 😊 keep going

[@michaelhernandez3951]

Great content Ruhi, keep up the great work! Looking forward to all new content 🗺🌐

[@mchiek86]

for me this will perfect place to live by...where you can work and live in same place, spend time with some people together, cant imagine that 😊

[@mdgolamkibria1185]

Remember! Their Technology is 20 year's behind.

[@marialupu7770]

Imagine no contact with nature.. that’s not healthy mind or body.. even rats are more free than those people .. humans after all

[@unrealgalaxy9669]

@@mdgolamkibria1185 no, the dude saw one apartment with an old tv and said the technology's 20 years behind. In reality they got wifi, amazon services, ect, just like in any other city.

[@MUFC1933]

I love this! And would have no hesitation in living this life in this town in this apartment building ❤❤❤❤❤

[@WKurt]

Fascinating!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@janjurcik1746]

Very interesting video, like only Mr. Ruhi always can create. Really good work, thank you so much!

[@travperk]

*RUNI CHENET IS LIVING LEGEND*

[@ruth_southernstar]

Wow, how interesting. It's lovely to see people living in harmony together. Long may it continue. Thank you from Ruth

[@rossmurrayfam1568]

Damn thats crazy bro awesome watch thankyouu for sharing 💙

[@jvs3631]

I was missing videos like this. Thanks for posting it, your content is astounding .

[@Bilaloyit]

videos come a little late, but they come very solid, their content is also pretty good

[@roycbooth]

Far freaking out -- great video!

[@faiqeirfanzaikuan9452]

All the people there looks very kind 😢❤

[@thinktank4768]

What a GREAT idea for a small town. However, I hope that the city does background checks. Otherwise, it could be dangerous. 😳

[@explorer8125]

Yeah they definitely need to do that. The apartment building I used to live in was for elderly and disabled and had all good people but then the manager was way to nice and well I guess you can’t discriminate but a lot of druggies got rented to now and I’ve heard it’s not that good or safe anymore... but I guess they would’ve had to been over 65 or drawing disability in some way

[@jettesheltv542]

Magnificent Filipinos is everywhere ❤

[@TRIXXXYY510]

I like how you explain everything and break everything down.

[@caligirllala1267]

This was fascinating!

[@cheonlaxy]

ohmygod you're back with a new documentary!!!! I've been waiting for a new upload from you since the last time. thank you for sharing a new one. looking forward to more films from your. welcome back :)

[@Ty-wy9he]

What a brilliant idea for an isolated area. It would be nice to be there during a disaster.

[@mdgolamkibria1185]

Where are you from?

[@kees2616]

​​@@mdgolamkibria1185😂

[@carmenbindal7875]

Thank you Ruhi Cenet... I learned a lot about unusual, extreme facts all over the world from you videos 😊❤

[@HappyGirl92593]

I’ve been to Whittier, AK but for a very short time. Our last early morning docking and my husband and I and all the guests had got off the Princess Cruise ship and then we all got on the Princess train to take us to Anchorage. I just remember a big cliff wall near where we got on the train Alaska is amazing! 😁

[@Its-07]

*Ruhi* always comes late...😮 But with a greatest discovery video....❤❤

[@sandeepjain8843]

Where have you been from so many months, anyway you are one of the best youtubers out there😀

[@danielwonderley6817]

That is so incredible!

[@music_by_carlos]

i have watched every single one of ur vids in. 2 days so good haha

[@donaldlucas998]

That's very interesting, i never knew about this, until i saw it here. Thank you very much, for taking the time , for this insight of this Alaskan area.

[@GB-go6gp]

It's nice to see that this building is in such good condition. I've visited Adak Island twice; Once in the early 1990s when Adak was still a nuclear submarine base. I returned in 2010, and I was shocked at the differences. There's a big building that I'm certain was the enlisted quarters, and in the bottom floors there a huge swimming pool, and a theater. Most septic tanks are in better condition, and the theater wasn't any better. Smashed EVERYTHING made me sick. The strange thing was, everything else is in great condition. There's a typical McDonald's (theletters are all gone, and the sun bleached eveything around the name on its side) This is a really cool video, it tugs at my heart string for my home away from home.

[@swikriti_p3107]

Thanks for This Video.I never knew this.. Content 💯

[@Mythoughtonpoliticaltopics]

I like that. Everything is right there. can not get no better than this

[@jasc3294]

can't lie i'd love to live like this

[@melihceliktas4085]

probably you'll get bored after 5 or 6 months

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

​@melih çeliktaş exactly. It would feel like being trapped. If you were from there and didn't know anything else it might be alright. But I definitely wouldn't wanna live there full-time.

[@melihceliktas4085]

@@jeremiahallyn4603 I agree with u 100%,

[@LogsMaggot]

Literally go be a waiter on any cruise ship, that should do it

[@melihceliktas4085]

@@LogsMaggot I really want to experience that, where are the applications?

[@rachna4648]

This place is beautiful for me and this place is absolutely heaven for a introvert person like me!!!!

[@penelope-oe2vr]

This is actually a great idea! 👍 the building i live in, in downtown Boston has helpful staff, food donations, game nights, dinners, a theater on the 2nd floor. Its really cool and we all have stuff to do and dont have to go anywhere. Its for the disabled. I wish we had a grocery store here. This is great so people are safe from the very harsh winters. ❤❤❤

[@vaishnav3992]

Ruhi, always comes with a unique history that one always misses!❤ 🫡

[@ds9902]

It's not isolated as the tunnel is opened every hour and there's trains and the barge comes in three times a week. There are hotels there are restaurants and in the summertime in the fall cruise ships come in. I work there for an entire year and I lived in Anchorage. Kuparuk is more isolated but still has traffic flowing in almost daily

[@CZpersi]

Feels like a spaceship, but it is a very efficient, minimalistic way of living, if you can handle it psychologically. In the city of Litvínov, today's Czechia, there is a structure called "Koldům", which was originally designed to function exactly as this single-town building.

[@Alok66617]

I was so excited for your next videos......

[@Rod-bp8ow]

A building in its complete concept of reconciliation and realization of investments can always rely on its long term features for its consumers, tenants, as well as on-lookers/goers, while harsh weather are prevented, with the newly constructed features of the building. Congratulations!

[@AndresLeonRangel]

The presenter is very good. Down to earth man, simple, great footage.

[@opiuchi864]

that is fascinating!

[@ailurophile17]

A friend of mine and I walked from Whittier through what is now the Anton-Anderson tunnel back when it was just for trains in the summer of 1970 when I was 16. We took the train from Anchorage but after a couple of days camping outside of Whittier in the rain (after checking out the recently "off limits" Buckner Bldg.) got bored and since the train wasn't due back for a few more days, we just ignored the big warning sign (NO ENTRY!) and plunged into the darkness of the 2.5 tunnel. About halfway through, we both heard an ominous rumble on the tracks and thought, "Omigod, we're gonna get run over by a train and what's one doing coming down the line anyway since it's not due for two more days?" After jumping off the berm into what was thankfully only waist-high frigid pools of water on either side, we stood there freezing and then saw the light coming closer and closer while the tracks were still vibrating. Well, I almost had to laugh when the light came past us and we discovered it was a lantern hanging from a t-bar attached to one of those old pump hand-cars that I thought only existed in cartoons and silent movies! I could have reached up and grabbed the operator's ankles, but thought better of it and no doubt saved him five brown pounds! When we finally got to the other side, we rested by the entrance and then watched a salmon run in the Portage River where probably two dozen HUGE Alaskan brown bears were devastating a choked river that was completely silver until the bears appeared and then was blood red after their banquet. We then walked the rest of the way to the Seward Highway and hitchhiked back to Anchorage. Certainly the most interesting and visual episode of my three years in Alaska and I've actually talked to two other old army vets who told me that they walked through that same tunnel in the late 40's and 50's! I guess I channel that experience every time I see the train scene in "Stand By Me."

[@CMaiaMC]

I've been here! That tunnel was a trip. Alaska was amazing, hope to go back again

[@kaylaassatta923]

This is the cleanest appointment building I have ever seen.

[@ianarts6033]

Thank you for this video! I never knew this. Very interesting to watch and love the community. They are united despite of their cultural differences. Filipinos are everywhere! We can adapt easily.

[@mariobacolod]

how they got there hehehe

[@sallyrickerson9139]

I've researched a lot about Whittier. Thank you for doing a video on it. What I have learned is most of the People are very content there. Basically this is no different than a Rancher in the lower 48 having 1,000 acres totally cut off from civilization. I think if you are comfortable being away from Society you are comfortable with yourself. The issue I have is if you are unhealthy or have a serious disease and there is a dire emergency, you are pretty much screwed, unless they have a helicopter get you to Anchorage.I wondered as well what if a Pregnant women has an emergency. It takes a special breed to live there, and I think they like being cut off from the World. I wouldn't mind going to see it.

[@JoannaCrickenberger]

I would need regular access to a pool and dance classes. They do have an indoor pool I could use, but no ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, yoga etc. dance classes. I could walk up and down the hallways for lots and lots of exercise, but I really need my pool and dance classes.

[@miniaturesun]

That would be my main concern about living there - having a medical emergency with no quick access to medical care.

[@classic-superette]

no real pharmacy either. etc meds are not as valuable as (for me) eyedrops medicine I use nightly to control glaucoma which I have, and I can imagine statins for those with heart problems. I can go on. but as an introvert, this is up my alley...

[@sallyrickerson9139]

@@classic-superette I would like this life if I knew I wouldn't have an emergency. Like what does one do if they fell and broke their leg at 2:00 A.M. Call the Police dept and they call in a helicopter to take them to Anchorage? And if a Medical Helicopter comes is $1,000.00's of dollars! ~

[@beautifulsoultress3078]

Amazing! I love the diversity among the community.

[@alvinminn]

it's not actually separated as the others like Barrow or Wainwright or Dead Horse and the others... it's only one hour to drive from Anchorage which is the biggest city and most populated city in Alaska... you are making this like a click bait, dude... huhu

[@michellemaistry3170]

I've heard about this place and wondered what it's like on the inside. Thank you for the tour. Now if some Alaskan can please send some of that snow to me in South Africa 😅

[@arcanewyrm6295]

I'm an American who would love to visit South Africa. Hell, I might even enjoy living there. 😊

[@rickmorty1567]

Hey ruhi I'm addicted to your videos tell me what to do now 🥺🙏🏼

[@pangga18]

Salute to the engineers of this legendary builiding

[@Yogsoggeth]

Loved this. Would totally live there if I had the opportunity.

[@anshulkumarshah4455]

Anyone else thinking about "The Walking Dead" kind of zombie apocalypse ?? This building with a limited access through safety tunnel would be an absolutely awesome base...!!! 😄

[@dionnedeniseeveryday]

I visited Whittier Alaska Such a beautiful tiny place and a great train and ferry ride❤

[@haiderkhanali9555]

really how was your experience there

[@dionnedeniseeveryday]

@@haiderkhanali9555 it was awesome I had lunch did some hiking and waited at the train depot for a few hours for the train to take me to Anchorage to catch my flight back to the lower 48 states. I caught the ferry from Valdez into Whittier and it was a beautiful ride even seen some sea lions and Whales. You gotta visit sometime. It's a tiny beautiful place with mini waterfalls running down the mountains ❤️

[@haiderkhanali9555]

wow congratulations

[@haiderkhanali9555]

@Dionne Denise are you a American?

[@dionnedeniseeveryday]

@@haiderkhanali9555 yes

[@boujeeonabudgetwithjas118]

This looks soo cool I really wanna visit

[@dynogamergurl]

Wow that’s a really cool concept!

[@meyerhome85]

The Watergate at Landmark Apartment buildings in Virginia have a similar set up. I lived there four years and it was great!

[@sonstarplaygames]

The lady one: You feel like everyone is your neighbor 👀 - Am 🤔 - Everyone is your neighbor 😅 But for real they must be the most tolerable people in the entire world, because sometimes living in a community can be a real hassle. But is cool they get so well along with everyone 😊