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Redolent with the charm of both the nineteenth-century
Wild West and the twentieth-century heyday of Route 66
, the small college town of FLAGSTAFF ranks among
the most atmospheric and attractive places to stay in the entire
Southwest. It's split in two by the twin eastwest routes of the
main drag, Santa Fe Avenue, which was once Route
66, and before that the pioneer trail west, and the tracks of
the Santa Fe Railroad whose mournfully whistling trains still
reverberate through the desert night. Immediately north lies the
characterful downtown area, while the lively blocks to the south
are predominantly the preserve of the town's student population.
Flagstaff's first Anglo settlers arrived in 1876,
lured from Boston by widely publicized accounts of mineral wealth
and fertile land, but they soon moved on, disappointed, towards
Prescott. However, they stayed long enough to celebrate the centenary
of American independence by flying the Stars and Stripes from
a towering pine tree. This flagpole became a familiar landmark
on the route west, and as the community grew it inevitably became
known as Flagstaff. Right from the start, it was a cosmopolitan
town, with a diverse ethnic population working in the (originally
Mormon-owned) lumber mills and in the cattle industry, and with
Navajo and Hopi Indians heading in from their nearby reservations
to trade. Today, Flagstaff makes an ideal base for travelers,
with hotels, restaurants, bars and shops aplenty within easy strolling
range of the center (and a number of food and lodging chains a
couple of miles away beside the interstate). The countryside in
every direction is very much worth exploring.
