Back to the Fifties : More Ketchikan Photos by Paulu Saari
Title:
Aftermath of the Red Men Block/Coliseum Theatre Fire
Photographer:
Paulu T. Saari
Description:
A catastrophic fire consumed the half-century-old Red Men block on Main, between Mission and Dock, as well as the Coliseum Theater, on the night of May 26, 1956.

This photo was taken from the roof of the Commercial Building at Dock and Main Streets, looking diagonally across the block toward Mission.
Collection:
Ketchikan Museums: Paulu T. Saari Collection, KM 2003.2.63.1095
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Aftermath of Coliseum Theatre fire, 1956Aftermath of Coliseum Theatre fire, 1956