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Fred Harvey Houses of the Southwest /

by Melzer, Richard
Additional authors: Arizona Historical Foundation.
Series: Images of America Published by : Arcadia Pub., (Charleston, SC :) Physical details: 127 p. : ill., maps, ports., facsims. ; 24 cm. ISBN:0738556319 (pbk.); 9780738556314 (pbk.). ISSN:073855631 Year: 2008
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"Arizona Historical Foundation."

Fred Harvey : his loyal staff and legacy --
Entry to the Southwest : Harvey Houses of southern Colorado and northeastern New Mexico --
Las Vegas, New Mexico : the Montezuma and La Castañeda --
North central New Mexico : Lamy's El Ortiz and Santa Fe's La Fonda --
Albuquerque : the Alvarado Hotel --
Scattered gems : Harvey Houses of central and southern New Mexico --
Like Indian beads : Harvey Houses of Arizona and southern California --
The Grand Canyon : El Tovar Hotel and Bright Angel Lodge --
Cultural tourism : the Southwestern Indian detours --
End of an era : 1945-1970.

The Fred Harvey name will forever by associatged with the high-quality restaurants, hotels , and resorts situated along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway in the American Southwest. The Fred Harvey Compnay surprised traveelers, who were accustomed to 'dingy beaneries' stuffwith with 'rough waiters,' by presenting attractive courteous servers known as the Harvey Girls. This volume has more than 180 rare historical photographs and other memorabilia to tell the unique story of the actual houses that Harvey built.

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