“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 town of Winslow will live on because of the 1972 song, “Take it Easy”, performed by the Eagles. The song is about an unhappy singer with woman troubles. Winslow is in the heart of Navajo County where around 10,000 people call it home. There are two gentlemen the city could have been named after. Edward F. Winslow who was the president of St. Louis and San Francisco was one of the men, and Tom Winslow who was a prospector and lived in the area. In 1930, the Harvey House (the La Posada Hotel) opened its doors and was designed by Mary Colter. In 1957, the hotel shut down and the building was used by the Santa Fe Railroad for offices. Winslow was one of the stops along U.S. Route 66, but fell on hard times when Interstate 40 was built in the 1970’s. When “Take it Easy” came out in 1972 there wer