Fred Harvey Houses of the Southwest

Fred Harvey Houses of the Southwest
ISBN-10
0738556319
ISBN-13
9780738556314
Category
History
Pages
132
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Author
Richard Melzer

Description

The Fred Harvey name will forever be associated with the high-quality restaurants, hotels, and resorts situated along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway in the American Southwest. The Fred Harvey Company surprised travelers, who were accustomed to "dingy beaneries" staffed with "rough waiters," by presenting attractive, courteous servers known as the Harvey Girls. Today many Harvey Houses serve as museums, offices, and civic centers throughout the Southwest. Only a few Harvey Houses remain as first-class hotels, and they are located at the Grand Canyon, in Winslow, Arizona, and in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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