The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-10
NEW BUILDING AT
 CITY AIRPORT TO
 DO JUNEAU PROUD
Dedication Services Sehed-
 uIed for BOO O'Clock Sunday Afternoon

the new Municipal Building at the airport is dedicated, they may well "point with pride" to the first such civic structure in Alaska.
 Say that you are making your first flight from the airport:
 You enter from the plaza where Sundays ceremonies will take place. To the left are the offices of the Alaska Coastal Airlines and the United States Customs Service. To the right is the attractive Coffee Shop, the blonde wood finish &C., cented by red leather upholstery of counter seats. matching the bright modernistic lounge chairs in the main foyer.
 Attractive LODDy
 This attractive main lobby has the light. open feeling of the entire building. Through huge thermo- pane windows that seem to bulge right out to the plane ramp, you have perfect view of activity on the field Comfortable red-upholst- cred lounge chairs and convenient tables and writing desks will accom- modate real crowd of travellers. '
 The draperies are distinctive they feature yard-high totem pole designs in nicely blended colors on beige background. These were designed for the airport build ing on special order.
 Identical slant-in counters at either side of the foyer serve Pan American Airways and Pacific Northern Airlines. Each also has . managers office and traffic office, as well as radio and ready rooms.
 Beyond each airline headquarters, at the extremes of the building. are baggage rooms and through drive way, so planned that no luggage or cargo need go through the maiu part, of the building.
 Pan American also has an cffi- cient roller conveyor to carry bag gage from the counters to the big baggage room.
 Two gates lead to the loading ramp, the passageways to be con- trolled by chains across the walk between metal fence posts.
 Nursery Also
 A novel feature of the new build ing is the nursery, which is happy little room, it's window framed by draperies of lowered blue plastic cloth. For convenience of mothers with children, there are a crib, a sink with hot and cold water, bottle warmer, besides table and chair. Already, Juneau members of the Women's National Aeronautical Association, who equipped the nur- sery, have a guest book in place. Porcelain "booties" for flowers are on the walls.
 Other Features
 Other features ot the new struc- ture are three telephone booths. taxicab office. a modern heating plant in a fireproof room, and floodlights on both sides of the roof.
 Later there will be grass and flowers in the area between the building and the airstrip. and the concourse will be paved.
 Of fireproof concrete construction, the new building has a light, airy feeling throughout. Exterior walls are autumn beige in color, with trim ming in tone called dawn ivory.
 Birch paneling features the inter- for, this hard wood having been treated with natural gloss finish to bring out the beauty of the grain. The knotty pine paneling of managers offices has a dull rubbed finish.
 Ceilings have been covered with celotex, an accoustical material which subdues the noise of a busy traffic center, Modern lighting fix tpres are used, and floors are cover ca with sturdy linoleun except in the entrance passages, where they are of tile. 'gi y gsJt
 Scenic Pictures
 Five large scenic pictures will be hung. the gift of Pan American Airways.
 All contracts for the building were let to local firms. Foss and Mall colm. architects. designed the struc- ture; Triplette and Dalziel were the prime contractors. and the Lemon Greek Sand and Gravel Co, the sub-contractors.
 Electrical work and fixtures are by Jerry Mckinley; plumbing and heating by the Juneau Plumbing and Heating Company; decorating bt Wlub. Field; furniture. Juneau -l-----ll : ---------a--
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