At night, and especially on weekends, Chilkoot Charlie's is a raucous cauldron of Anchorage nightlife -- the kind of place that traveling salesmen tell stories about for years after they visit. Maybe no other single bar in Anchorage -- or Alaska -- carries quite such an outsized reputation. Koots, as some patrons call it, has attracted its share of controversy over the years. The club has been the site of high-profile incidents of violence and the subject of a few lawsuits.
But in the light of day, an unexpected side of the place emerges. Look closely, and you'll see Chilkoot Charlie's is more like a museum, albeit one that smells of spilled beer.
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