A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in the same building
W00h! I grew up in Whittier, AK.  Ask me Anything!  Haha, seriously, I moved to Whittier at the age of 2 in 1974 and lived there until 1986.The big change there since I left has been the tunnel.  When I was there you had to drive your car up onto a railroad flatcar (and pay a steep ticket price) to get out.  Anchorage is only 55 miles away, but really it's two mountains away.  The railroad sold passenger service only as a requirement of the state and prioritized it behind freight. Between that, avalanches and assorted weather problems, you could wait hours and hours for a train.  Winter service wasn't even daily, back then.  We didn't even have cable.  Just PBS and one channel that mixed shows from the three big networks.  It was strange.Yes, most residents live in one big 14 story high-rise in rural Alaska.I most definitely do not miss it.  I recommend this book if you want more info:http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578331919/