Standin' on the Corner Park
| Standin' on the Corner Park | |
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| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Winslow, Arizona |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Operated by | Standin' On The Corner in Winslow, Arizona Park Committee |
| Status | Open all year |
Standin' On The Corner Park, (opened 1999 in Winslow, Arizona) is a publicly-operated park, commemorated to the Eagles/Jackson Browne song Take It Easy. The park contains a two-story mural by artist John Pugh, and a life-size bronze statue of a man standing on a corner, with a guitar. The park is surrounded a wall of bricks, each with a donor's name on it, and a story by each of the donors describing their fondness for Winslow.[1]
History
Up until the 1960's, Winslow, Arizona was a thriving town in Northern Arizona. It was a prominent town, just off of U.S. Route 66. But when I-40 by-passed the community in the 1970's, many local businesses disappeared, and tourism-based businesses went with them. Twenty years past, and Winslow was stuck in a phase. But in 1994, the La Posada Hotel came to the town, and re-awakened it. The Standin' On The Corner Foundation was formed, and its main function was to create a renaissance of some sort, so to speak, of Winslow. Determined to build on tourism, the Foundation took advantage of the town being mentioned in the song Take It Easy, by the Eagles. From 1997-1999, the Foundation was busy finding donors and planning design concepts. Finally, on September 10 and 11, 1999 the park was opened to the public.[2]