The former Golden Lion Hotel in Anchorage, at the intersection of 36th Avenue and Seward Highway, is set to become low-income housing in May. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) ...

The former Golden Lion Hotel in Anchorage now serves as a Covid testing site in Anchorage. The city of Anchorage is working to turn a former Midtown hotel into housing for low-income and homeless ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden lion that stood watch in at the Alaska hotel named after it has finally been retired after the building changed hands. The nearly 50-year-old stuffed lion was ...

The supportive housing facility at the former Golden Lion opened its doors in July of 2023. (Bill Roth / ADN) Anchorage city officials are pursuing a project to stand up a drug and alcohol ...

Larry Allen (center) guides the base of a stuffed lion down the stairs of the Best Western Golden Lion Hotel while William Merkley, right, braces the arms in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday, Feb. 16.