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Originally Posted by eddie gein
How would they have "developed" Flag like Prescott exactly? And while Snowbowl is a tourist attraction I don't really think Flag is a "ski town" in the true sense of the word. It's certainly more of a college town than anything else. To me Flag developed as a college/railroad/lumber town more than anything else.
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Prescott has a lot more of a Southwestern feel. Prescott has a lot of history, once being the capital, and has a lot of old Western style saloons and buildings that reflect the "Wild Wild West". Would have been cool if Flagstaff followed that model moreso than what it is now, if I had my pick at it. Also Flagstaff could've capitalized more on being along Route 66 but they didn't so much, IMO. In other words, I think Flagstaff could've done better.
NAU only has 7k kids. There are community colleges in Phoenix with more students than that. To me Flagstaff lifestyle wraps around the forest and Mount Humphreys, Grand Canyon which is up the road, Sedona, etc. Flagstaff, like many other ski towns, is wrapped around its outdoor recreation. Even Tucson, with literally two national parks in its city proper, not too mention a ton of other great outdoor features like Mount Lemmon, is not outdoor-oriented quite like Flagstaff is. While NAU does play a key part in Flagstaff's identity, don't get me wrong, it's not its key identity. NAU is too small to have a ton of influence really. Which is why I view Flagstaff as a ski town first, and a college town second. The Snowbowl is a defining factor of life in Flagstaff, ask anyone who lives in Coconino county about that.
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