Standing on the Corner Park - Rt. 66 opoly - Winslow, AZ
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N 35° 01.400 W 110° 41.883
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The iconic corner inspired by the Eagles song is a property on the Rt. 66 Monopoly board game.
Waymark Code: WM16AM2
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2022
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The Standing on the Corner park in Winslow was a brilliant effort to bring tourism to the town after it was mentioned in an Eagles song. The park was open to the public in September 1999.
From wikipedia:
Standin' on the Corner Park is a public park in Winslow, Arizona, opened in 1999, commemorating the song "Take It Easy" which was written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey and most famously recorded by the Eagles. The song includes the verse "Well, I'm a-standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me." The park contains a two-story trompe-l'œil mural by John Pugh, a flatbed Ford truck, and a bronze statue by Ron Adamson of Frey who is standing on a corner with a guitar by his side. The park is surrounded by a wall of bricks, with windows to peer into; each brick has a donor's name on it, and a story by each of the donors describing their fondness for Winslow, Arizona.
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