Winslow, AZ

click photo to enlarge		 This is the train depot in Winslow. Amtrak stops here twice a day. Eastbound in the morning and westbound in the evening.

click photo to enlarge		 Of course if your in Winslow Arizona you have to stand on a corner. This is called Standin' on a Corner Park.  You can buy a brick for the park with your name on it. Prices start at $50 for a 4"x8" brick, and you'll be "Standin' on the Corner" forever. 

So many people would drive through Winslow and just stop to take a picture on any corner in front of anything that said Winslow that the city decided to mark the official corner the Eagles, Glen Frey and Jackson Brown wrote the song, Take It Easy.


click photo to enlarge		 This is where we stayed in Winslow; the restored La  Posada Harvey House, built, designed and originally decorated by the famous Southwest architect Mary Jane Colter. She was the chief architect and designer for the Fred Harvey Company from 1905 until her retirement in the 1950's. Because the train was once the primary way people arrived at the hotel, this is the original front of the building. This photo was taken from the railroad tracks. Today, the back of the hotel, which faces Route 66, is where most visitors arrive.

click photo to enlarge		 La Posada, which means inn or lodge in Spanish, is a very special place. Colter built and designed it so visitors would have the feeling they were visiting a rich uncle's great hacienda. While all of the original decorations are gone, the new owners have done a wonderful job of decorating it in a similar fashion. Room rates are also very reasonable. I have talked to many people who have attempted to make reservations here; only to find out it is fully booked.

click photo to enlarge		 The entire La Posada experience was wonderful. They made you feel like you were being transported to an elegant time when the great transcontinental trains were the refined mode of transportation. The Turquoise Room restaurant in La Posada was named and modeled after the upscale dining car on the Santa Fe's Super Chief. La Posada's Turquoise Room has gourmet quality food at reasonable prices. After dinner on both nights we were there, we would go into the main ballroom and sit in front of the huge fireplace to read or talk with other guests. Take a few minutes and visit the links on this page for a bit more history.