Flagstaff Arizona San Francisco Mountains Spruce Flowers 1910s Real Photo Postcard

The San Francisco Mountains Boulevard near Flagstaff, Arizona, represented an early automotive pathway through the lower elevations of the San Francisco Peaks. This route, specifically from S. Spruce to Flowers, exemplifies the primitive road network prevalent in mountainous regions of the American West during the early 20th century, with the visible early automobile suggesting a period between the 1910s and 1920s. Flagstaff, having expanded significantly due to the railroad and timber industry, relied on such roads to connect to its surrounding natural resources and growing recreational areas.