Piercing the Arizona Skies

Spectacular Arizona night skies behind Twin Arrows. And there's that name. Twin Arrows. Despite visitors migrating west during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s along Route 66, Canyon Padre Trading Post still had little business. However, inspired by nearby Two Guns, they changed their name to Twin Arrows Trading Post and added a service station and two giant 25-foot (7.6m) wooden arrows to attract motorists. It worked. Travelers continued to stop until the much faster Interstate 40 was built, causing business to evaporate. In 1995, the business closed and remains abandoned today.

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