Flagstone Sidewalks

Lewis Ave. and 1st St., Ash Fork, AZ
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These flagstone sidewalks are a reminder that the early history of Route 66 included the years of the Great Depression. During those years the US government ran a program called the WPA (the Works Progress Administration) which built public works projects all over the country as a way of providing employment. In Ash Fork, that included these sidewalks. Over 75 years later the tough little sidewalks are still being walked on by the citizens of Ash Fork and others.

There is another example a few blocks west on Lewis next to the Ash Fork Hardware building.

Plaque at both locations commemorate the 1936 - 39 WPA project that built the sidewalks.

The sidewalk pictured above is located next to the 1930s First Southern Baptist Church at Lewis Ave. and 1st Street.

There is also a stone sidewalk next to the 1922 Drug Store which later the Ash Fork Hardware Store at 401 Lewis Ave.

Photo(s): 2013