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Flagstaff: Past & Present
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A history of Flagstaff, Arizona in photos
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Weather Cools Down and Flagstaff AZ Hotels Heat Up
One of the ways Arizonans beat the summer heat is with a trip to the northern part of the state such as Flagstaff. Phoenix temperatures hover near 115 in the summer but the Flagstaff area is typically 10 to 15 degrees cooler. As you can imagine, hotels in Flagstaff, AZ are very busy all summer long. But what about when the weather starts to cool off? Well, Flagstaff is also a popular winter destination for Phoenix residents. Flagstaff is one of the areas of Arizona that gets snow, so lots of Phoenicians head up there to see some of the white stuff. But if they get caught in a bad winter storm, they may have to extend their stay at one of the hotels in Flagstaff, AZ. In January, 2010 the Flagstaff area was hit with an incredible winter storm. The storm happened in three phases. The first two rounds dumped about 20 inches of snow on the city while round three added an additional few inches. On January 20th, and for the first time in history, Northern Arizona University (NAU) had a delayed schedule. This was one heck of a storm. As you can imagine, with all this snow, winter skiing is at its peak. Arizona Snowbowlis one of the most popular destinations in northern Arizona and is located just 14 miles from the city of Flagstaff. That’s why Flagstaff AZ hotels really heat up in the winter as visitors flock to the area to hit the slopes. Snowbowl offers features 32 skiing trails serviced by 4 lifts for skiers and snowboarders of all ability levels. In addition, they offer skiing instruction as well as ski and snowboard rentals. So, although Flagstaff helps Arizonans cool off in the summer, it also helps them rev things up in the winter with fabulous skiing and other winter activities.
Asha Patel is a hotel enthusiast and describes the features for many hotels in Flagstaff AZ. The Fairfield Inn Flagstaff is a diamond amongst Flagstaff hotels and is near many Flagstaff attractions like the picturesque mountains of Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon, Montezuma’s Castle and more. Visit http://www.fairfieldinnflagstaff.com to get more information about this wonderful hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Dari B. Wayne says:
Flagstaff, an honest and colorful western town.,
Having moved 18 times and had the good fortune to have lived a few years in this marvelous community, I was delighted to see local authors, Richard and Sherry Mangum, produce this loving tribute to one of my favorite places in the United States. Flagstaff is a community rich in history, diverse cultures, unforgetable color, and home to some of the most endearing people I have met. This offering is truly a love story about this town and all it has and continues to offer. Filled with historical and present day photography and narrative rich in history that you often feel like you are walking the dirt streets of yesterday. If you live or have lived in Flag, you will appreciate the richness of Flagstaff on every page. If you long to know what makes up a real western town and its peoples, than this book will tempt you into visiting her…this, of course, will be a journey well taken.
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|Don R. Lago says:
the American story,
Flagstaff is a microcosm of the American adventure. It started as a Wild West town, with a colorful cast of characters and incidents. It was a Santa Fe railroad town, a link of Manifest Destiny. It was a Rt. 66 town for generations seeking adventure and a better life in the West. It was a training ground for the astronauts heading for the moon.
Along with the Wild West quest for wealth, Flagstaff offered larger perspectives. Surrounded by ruins and by living, culturally vibrant tribes, it reminds us that the Wild West is a thin slice of human experience. Surrounded by the Grand Canyon and other canyons, it reminds us of nature’s power. As the site of Lowell Observatory, it turns our attention to the sky.
For fifteen years Richard and Sherry Mangum, dressed in period costumes, have been leading very popular historic walks in downtown Flagstaff, sharing its architecture and its stories. This book contains much of the content of those walks, and much more. It tells the basic town history, along with stories full of quirky characters and events. The photos alone tell much of the story, and the then-and-now format allows us to recoginze today’s landmarks as they once were.
Every town should have a book like this, and have historians so devoted to its history. Yet as someone who has done quite a bit of historical research, I’ve found that local history writing is very uneven. Some towns with important histories have never had books written about them, while tiny towns where little ever happened have exhaustive tomes about every tiny aspect. This book is a perfect balance. Flagstaff’s story holds interest for anyone interested in American history, and out of their extensive research the Mangums have selected just the right amount of material to tell that story in an entertaining way.
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