Old Main School Building Features & Quilt

In front of City Hall and to the left of the front doors you’ll see a sculpture called Il Ponte which means “the bridge” in Italian. The sculp­ture was a gift from the Italian town Fanano, the birthplace of Felix Pedro. It represents the long journey the two cities took to establish a Sister City relationship, which permanently links our shared histories.

On the second floor of City Hall, look for a quilt hanging in the city council chambers. Stop by the mayor’s office first to check-in. Local community activist Janel Thompson spearheaded the project by selecting a num­ber of historical photographs depicting the evolution of Fairbanks. Those photographs were transferred to fabric and local volunteers who quilted them together forming a distinctive and beautiful visual portrayal of how life in Fairbanks changed from mining camp to a thriving community.