Standin' on the Corner Park

Standin' on the Corner Park
Standin' on the Corner Park, a tribute to the Jackson Browne/Glenn Frey song "Take It Easy"
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TypeMunicipal
LocationWinslow, Arizona
Coordinates35°1′24.54″N 110°41′53.03″W / 35.0234833°N 110.6980639°W / 35.0234833; -110.6980639
Created1999
Operated byStandin' On The Corner Foundation

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 Ford flatbed truck, and a bronze statue by Ron Adamson[1] entitled "Easy" (which resembles Browne, but represents "the troubadour") 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.[2]

The Arizona US Route 66 marker at Standing on the Corner Park Winslow, Arizona
  1. ^ "Ron Adamson Studio and Artworks – Original Western Art". ronadamson.com.
  2. ^ "History of the Park". Standin' On The Corner Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2015.