Winslow, AZ - Cyburbia Forums

teofilo · 2009-05-11, 02:18 AM

Aside from the recently renovated La Posada Hotel and the famous corner, Winslow doesn't seem to be doing so well these days. It has a ton of potential, though, and I can see it becoming much more of a destination in the future than it is now.

Planit · 2009-05-13, 12:06 PM

Didn't there used to be a mural of "there's a girl, my Lord, in a flat-bed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me" on one of the buildings opposite of the "standin' on a corner" - I remember seeing a picture of it somewhere.

teofilo · 2009-05-13, 04:33 PM

The mural's on the wall behind the statue. You can see it in the first and second pictures here.

Big Owl · 2009-05-13, 05:59 PM

This is an interesting picture.

Looks like something you could expect to see in Iraq or Afghanistan. That appears to be a bunker of some type.

natski · 2009-07-21, 02:26 AM

I visited Winslow Arizona on my cross country travel in the US. I have to say i was quite disappointed with the state of the town, although it seems to be the case all along route 66 that we went on (except for Oklahoma!). And yes i was one of those people in front of the dude standing on the corner! I love The Eagles!

mgk920 · 2009-07-21, 02:36 AM

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Originally posted by natski

I visited Winslow Arizona on my cross country travel in the US. I have to say i was quite disappointed with the state of the town, although it seems to be the case all along route 66 that we went on (except for Oklahoma!). And yes i was one of those people in front of the dude standing on the corner! I love The Eagles!

A LOT of little town centers went into decline like that when the then new interstates (mostly) bypassed them. When the new highway opened, the traveler-related commercial activity followed it out to the main interchange on the town's fringe. It was and remains a bit sad, but those little towns clearly were impediments to nationwide commerce, some with truly intolerable levels of through traffic on their main streets, and there really was little choice but to bypass them.

Mike

rcgplanner · 2009-07-21, 09:59 AM

The downtown definately looks like it has real potential. Lots of good looking buildings ripe for revitalization. The city is right off of I-40, so the location isn't too bad.

The One · 2009-07-21, 01:02 PM

If Winslow couldn't pull itself up between 1993 and 2008, when will it?

teofilo · 2009-07-21, 05:58 PM

It did start, and seems to have made a bit of progress, which can be seen in the photos especially around the train station, but the economic downturn is likely to set it back a long way.

Brocktoon · 2009-07-22, 12:26 PM

Winslow is being a suburb of Flagstaff since the housing prices in Flag are so high. Even with the decline in home prices people still cannot afford to live their and Winslows is just 30 miles down the road.

Winslow did a great job in restoring the old La Posada hotel...its an exampl of AZ lottery dollars at work...

2009-05-11, 02:18 AM	#1
teofilo Cyburbian Registered: Aug 2005 Location: Highland Park, NJ Posts: 253	Winslow, AZ Aside from the recently renovated La Posada Hotel and the famous corner, Winslow doesn't seem to be doing so well these days. It has a ton of potential, though, and I can see it becoming much more of a destination in the future than it is now.

2009-05-13, 12:06 PM	#2
Planit Cyburbian Registered: Mar 2005 Location: first road on the right behind the cemetery Posts: 2,348	Didn't there used to be a mural of "there's a girl, my Lord, in a flat-bed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me" on one of the buildings opposite of the "standin' on a corner" - I remember seeing a picture of it somewhere. __________________ Always look on the bright side of life... If life seems jolly rotten, There's something you've forgotten! And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing, M. Python

2009-07-21, 02:26 AM	#5
natski Cyburbian Registered: Jun 2005 Location: In my own little bubble Posts: 1,963	I visited Winslow Arizona on my cross country travel in the US. I have to say i was quite disappointed with the state of the town, although it seems to be the case all along route 66 that we went on (except for Oklahoma!). And yes i was one of those people in front of the dude standing on the corner! I love The Eagles! __________________ "Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?" Zoolander

2009-07-21, 01:02 PM	#8
The One Cyburbian Registered: Mar 2004 Location: The Space Between Your Ears Posts: 5,290	Well..... If Winslow couldn't pull itself up between 1993 and 2008, when will it? __________________ Stephen King's inspiration: While browsing through an attic with his elder brother, King uncovered a paperback version of an H. P. Lovecraft collection of short stories that had belonged to his father. The cover art—an illustration of a monster hiding within the recesses of a hell-like cavern beneath a tombstone—was, he writes, “the moment of my life when the dowsing rod suddenly went down hard ... as far as I was concerned, I was on my way.”

2009-07-22, 12:26 PM	#10
Brocktoon Cyburbian Registered: Apr 2006 Location: I'm on Boat! Posts: 1,697	Winslow is being a suburb of Flagstaff since the housing prices in Flag are so high. Even with the decline in home prices people still cannot afford to live their and Winslows is just 30 miles down the road. Winslow did a great job in restoring the old La Posada hotel...its an exampl of AZ lottery dollars at work... __________________ "If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less" General Eric Shinseki

2009-05-13, 04:33 PM	#3
teofilo Cyburbian Registered: Aug 2005 Location: Highland Park, NJ Posts: 253	The mural's on the wall behind the statue. You can see it in the first and second pictures here.

2009-05-13, 05:59 PM	#4
Big Owl Cyburbian Registered: Jun 2004 Location: near the edge Posts: 721	This is an interesting picture. Looks like something you could expect to see in Iraq or Afghanistan. That appears to be a bunker of some type.

2009-07-21, 09:59 AM	#7
rcgplanner Cyburbian Registered: Aug 2007 Location: The Midwest Posts: 628	The downtown definately looks like it has real potential. Lots of good looking buildings ripe for revitalization. The city is right off of I-40, so the location isn't too bad.

2009-07-21, 05:58 PM	#9
teofilo Cyburbian Registered: Aug 2005 Location: Highland Park, NJ Posts: 253	It did start, and seems to have made a bit of progress, which can be seen in the photos especially around the train station, but the economic downturn is likely to set it back a long way.

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