Since taking over ownership of the neighborhood from the state in March, the city has been looking into redeveloping the area.
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100 years after China Joe’s death, Juneau historian remembers immigrant pioneers protected
Mark Whitman has an annual tradition on May 18, the day a prominent Juneau man died. He goes down to Evergreen Cemetery, finds a specific grave marker, and smokes a cigar. He’ s remembering how the generosity of a person known as China Joe had such a huge impact over our early city.