Located in the heart of historic Spenard, Chilkoot Charlie’s first opened its doors on January 1, 1970 in what had been The Alibi Club. “Koot’s,” as it is affectionately called by locals, began as a neighborhood watering hole with a live piano bar. The bar was very limited in size then, occupying only the part of the building that is now the South Long Bar. Owner Mike Gordon and a partner bought the bar having convinced themselves that an Alaska-Theme bar would be successful in Anchorage.
