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Pipeline boom reshapes Valdez Alaska economy and life
Valdez faces rapid growth as the Alyeska pipeline terminal draws 1600 workers, swelling population from 800 to near 10,000. Rent soars, taxes rise, schools expand, liquor sales climb, and crime concerns grow with new crews and housing strain. Local residents like Andrea Harrison note cultural shifts as old neighborhoods yield to pipeline wealth.
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Valdez
Alaska
Andrea Harrison
Old
Alyeska Pipeline Co
Prudhoe Bay
Harrison
Alyeska
Martha Kelsey
Standard Oil
Mike Britt
Miss Harrison
Andy Day
Oma Day
Rocky Point
Herbert W. Lehfeldt