Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Arizona Road Trip - Part Two - Winslow

I'm sure any Eagles fans out there are familiar with their song "Take It Easy".  The second verse which starts "Standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona...." is the claim to fame of the town of Winslow.  They have a "Standing on the corner committee" which has made a tourist stop centered around the song, complete with a statue of lead singer Don Henley standing on the famed corner.  It's a fun place to visit. 



Winslow also is on the famous Route 66 - the first east-west two-land highway that spanned the US and was such a popular road back in the 1920s to 1950s.  Now it only exists in patches, having been replaced by the much larger interstate highway system.


Lloyd with Don Henley on the famous corner

The fun store on the corner - part of Route 66

"The Corner"

In the window of the building is the flat-bed Ford mentioned in the song.  I'll have to go back some day and get some better pictures.  It was a fun stop on our road trip, and Lloyd has the t-shirt to prove it.

Stay tuned....

7 comments:

Magpie said...

I've been on this corner! It is a fun place to stop.

RoeH said...

I wanted to go into that store but we were there about 10 pm and the next day was Sunday.

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...

I think it would be great to travel Rt 66. My sisters did that last year. There is so much to see out that way. Glad you are enjoying the trip.

Mickey said...

Thanks for the song! Great place to stop and take pics!
Can't wait to hear more about it.

Granny Annie said...

Such a fine place to see...

TARYTERRE said...

LOVE that song. What fun to take your picture on the corner with Don. LOL GREAT tourist attraction.

sara said...

Ya..THANKS for the song :/ I had to stick my headphones in after reading this post to get it out of my head, and I didn't even watch the video of it!!