You certainly sound like an eastsider . You make my point .East Anchorage looks terrible .So should we send the government over there to tear down all those junky looking buildings ? The reason many places on Anchorage's worst side have no curbs  and gutters is that homeowners are too big of cheapskates to vote to pay for them. That's why friends don't let friends live on the east side--that and that it's the crime capital of Alaska. Spenard is just junky enough that that this old hotel fits right in.Title 21 is an outrageous code that makes new construction expensive and in most locations unworkable. It was done by elite do-gooders forcing their vision of Anchorage on everyone else. Concerning my " Union Pension ", I get nothing from any stinking union . Anchorage is my home and I've lived her longer than you . I've seen many changes and keeping that old hotel upright hurts nothing . As for the Patriot Act , we should be monitoring everyone 24/7 considering all the traitors we have .