Jack Rabbit Trading Post

Above, the famous jack rabbit. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

On the way home from the Lost Dutchman Chapter's Spring Clampout, I decided to make a stop at the Jack Rabbit Trading Post near Winslow, Arizona (where people do some "standing on a corner").

Above, the sign describing the trading post's history. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It is a famous landmark along historic Route 66 and next to Interstate 40. It opened in 1949.

According to Wikipedia:

The Jack Rabbit Trading Post is a convenience store and curio shop located on former U.S. Route 66, five miles west of Joseph City, Arizona city limits off of Exit 269 on Interstate 40. The trading post hails from Route 66's glory days, and is currently in operation. With a large fiberglass jackrabbit that can be mounted (for pictures), the facility is considered a major Route 66 attraction by enthusiasts. It was famous for numerous billboards up and down US 66 (and in some other locations) which had the silhouette of a jackrabbit and the distance from that sign to the trading post. In front of the store was another such billboard with "HERE IT IS" written underneath it. Jack Rabbit is owned by the Jaquez family. 

In the 2006 film Cars, the trading post's 'HERE IT IS' signage is depicted with a Model T Ford in place of the jackrabbit and "Lizzie" (a 1923 Ford) as the store's proprietor.

Unfortunately, I got to it too early as it opens at 10:00. I decided not to wait and headed back on I-40. I'll stop there again some other time.

Above, the trading post. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

But I did take a few photos of the trading post while I was there.

Above, the welcome sign on a side of the building. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

To access their website, go here.