A secret steak marinade, an all-female social club and a signature cocktail: The bygone restaurants and recipes of Anchorage. The latest Histories of Anchorage column by ANC_Historian
on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story.
An advertisement for the Pagoda grand opening on the Aug. 5, 1950 edition of the Anchorage Daily Times. Howard Dahl, a longtime friend of the Houssiens, told the Daily News in 1983, “Visiting celebrities, bishops, generals, everyone went there. They loved his steaks. He would never let them have the recipe. When Duncan Hines came to town and ate there, he rated it as one of the best filet mignons he ever ate.” A side note, before he became the namesake for a line of cake mixes, Duncan Hines was a hotel and restaurant critic best known for his travel guides.
For most of its run, Myrtle Wendler Stalnaker , daughter of Anton, ran the club. From 1915 to 1982, she lived there. During the 1964 earthquake, she was, in her own words, “bouncing around upstairs.” Most other days, she was downstairs behind the bar, offering her signature drink, a Golden Comet.
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