Jack Rabbit Trading Post
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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 274 on Interstate 40
. The trading post hails from Route 66's glory days, and is currently in operation. With a large plastic 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 nothing but the silhouette of a jackrabbit on it. In front of the store was another such billboard with "HERE IT IS" written underneath it. Jack Rabbit is owned by the Jaquez.
U.S. Route 66
U.S. Route 66 was a highway within the U.S. Highway System. One of the original U.S. highways, Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926 -- with road signs erected the following year...
, five miles west of Joseph City, Arizona
Joseph City, Arizona
Joseph City is an unincorporated community located in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is located on Interstate 40 about eighty miles east of Flagstaff....
city limits off of Exit 274 on Interstate 40
Interstate 40 in Arizona
Interstate 40 is an east–west Interstate Highway that has a section in the U.S. state of Arizona connecting sections in California to New Mexico. It enters Arizona from the west at a crossing of the Colorado River southwest of Kingman...
. The trading post hails from Route 66's glory days, and is currently in operation. With a large plastic 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 nothing but the silhouette of a jackrabbit on it. In front of the store was another such billboard with "HERE IT IS" written underneath it. Jack Rabbit is owned by the Jaquez.