Rosa Walston Latimer: 3 books
Harvey Houses of Texas
Historic Hospitality from the Gulf Coast to the Panhandle
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
On the eve of the twentieth century, small-town Texas was still wild country lacking in the commodities and cultural centers of larger cities. This changed, however, with the arrival of the Santa Fe rail line, followed quickly by the Harvey House. Established in Kansas by English immigrant Fred Harvey,...
Harvey Houses of Kansas
Historic Hospitality from Topeka to Syracuse
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
Starting in Kansas, Fred Harvey's iconic Harvey House was the first to set the standard for fine dining and hospitality across the rugged Southwest. In 1876, the first of Harvey's depot restaurants opened in Topeka, followed just a few years later by the first combination hotel and restaurant in Florence....
Harvey Houses of New Mexico
Historic Hospitality from Raton to Deming
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2015
The Santa Fe Line and the famous Fred Harvey restaurants forever changed New Mexico and the Southwest, bringing commerce, culture and opportunity to a desolate frontier. The first Harvey Girls ever hired staffed the Raton location. In a departure from the ubiquitous black and white uniform immortalized...