Halcyon Days #3
Perhaps many of you have noted the lonely and massive concrete structure in Goodyear just south of the 10 – The Phoenix Trotting Park, once a lofty polestar for a space-age track racing experience, now just a roadside curio for the Los Angeles-bound. Even today the track seems oddly remote, but just think about how isolated it was back in 1965 – and therein, the story goes, lies the reason it closed. After reaching the Park via miles and miles of unpaved roads, racegoers then steeped in the nasty heat and/or the Fall dust storms and monsoon rains. All told, the track was only operational for two seasons.
Many an adventurer have hopped these fences and smuggled out illicit film – including Diana Rothery, photographer hottie, and Connor McSheffrey, former Keane intern. Wonderful images from these two; indeed, their bravery is for the good of all mankind.
Posted by Russ Maloney
