Ash Fork, Arizona on Route 66

 

Entering Ash Fork
Two signs at the entrance to Ash Fork, AZ. A green one, "Entering Ash Fork, Elevation 5144, Founded 1882" and a stone one to the left "Welcome to Ash Fork, Historic Route US 66". (More about Ash Fork on Wikipedia.)

 Ash Fork bills itself as the flagstone capital of the United States. They quarry a lot of flagstone slabs here.  The town is slowly shrinking, from a high of 894 in 1930, to 457 in 2000, to 361 in 2020.

Original flagstone sidewalk

 A small historical marker at the corner of Lewis Ave and First St stating that the flagstone sidewalk to the left was a Great Depression WPA Project. Behind it is the First Southern Baptist Church.

 

Copper State Motel
The rooms of the Copper State Motel surround the building that was the motel office and have a parking lot in front. They are built out of stone and have a flat roof.  This is no longer an active motel.

The Yanks Are Comin'
A message on the side of a shipping container "The Yanks are Comin' Laden-Kiss Your Butt Goodbye"  The Ash Fork Santa Fe railroad water tower is on the right.

 

Collapsing house

A slowly collapsing house with a dead tree in the front yard on the corner of 4th St and Park Ave.  The roof is partially caved in.

Old gas station, now auto service
This is a former Union 76 station with a large canopy reaching towards the street. It is now Cowper Garage. The privacy screen on the fence makes it hard to get a good look at it, but it is clearly still in use. It is just down the street from Zettler's Market.

 Next stop: Williams, Arizona; Prior stop: Crookton Overpass, Arizona.  You can see all my Route 66 posts here. 
 

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