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The La Posada hotel in Winslow (KINW) is worth a trip. It is the last great Harvey House railroad hotel. The new owners have done an excellent job of restoring it. It's one of the classiest old hotels around. The rooms are named after the famous people who have stayed there. The restaurant is a gourmet's delight. I fly up from Phoenix a few times a year just for the food. It's an easy two mile walk from the airport if the crew car is out of service, or you can get a cab. Their website is laposada.org
here is the link- http://www.mesagrillsedona.com/ If anyone has been there yet, please give a report!
Transcontinental Air Transport started coast to coast air service with the Ford Trimotor on 7 July 1929. Winslow Airport was most likely built in 1928. I can only find reference to Lindbergh doing the "site selection and design" in 1928. The hangar at Winslow is the original TAT hangar but I don't know when it was built.
Needles, CA Airport was an early Tri motor stop in that era. The TAT airports were probbably all built around the same time.
Howard Hughes bought stock in TWA(originally TAT) in 1938 and did not buy control until 1941. So Winslow Airport was not paid for by Howard Hughes.