Tikahtnu Commons has replaced the Northway Mall and surrounding area as east Anchorage 's major shopping district ; Red Robin and Sam 's Club , among others , have closed their east Anchorage locations just to reopen at Tikahtnu Commons . This repeats a pattern of decades prior , when the development of the Northway Mall and adjacent properties during the 1980s eclipsed the retail district along Mountain View Drive . The Mountain View neighborhood boomed primarily during the 1950s and 1960s when Mountain View Drive served as the western end of the Glenn Highway , prior to the construction of the present-day freeway . The Regal Cinemas also replaced the Fireweed Theatre in the northeast corner of midtown Anchorage , which opened in 1965 , itself replacing cinemas in downtown Anchorage which were damaged or destroyed during the 1964 earthquake . The Fireweed Theatre closed in 2010 and was subsequently demolished ; CIRI redeveloped the property at the same time as it was finishing development of Tikahtnu Commons
1964 earthquake
1964 Alaska earthquake
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