Rafi
Conductor
I was visiting the California State Railroad Museum last week (fantastic museum, by the way, and this is coming from a serious B&O Railroad Museum devotee) and ended up picking up a railroad cuisine cookbook. Fred Harvey Company recipes, as one might imagine, comprise a substantial chunk of the content, and it piqued my curiosity about the Harvey Houses in general. Since my family is pretty much east coast-rooted, my knowledge base about the Harvey Houses is pretty limited, although I'm trying to read up as best I can. Still I've got a few questions that I'm hoping some of you might have some answers to...
1). Were there any Harvey Houses open on A-Day in 1971? If so, did Amtrak coordinate service with them?
2). Are there any Harvey Houses still open providing food service?
3). What was the atmosphere like? I get the impression it was kind of like (or perhaps the model for) Howard Johnson's with the hotel and restaurant, which was sort of Denny's/Friendly's-ish food/service. Is that about right? Sort of like a diner with a HoJo flair?
4). Anyone have any good Harvey House stories?
5). Any good sites I should put on my "to-visit" list?
Many thanks!
Rafi
1). Were there any Harvey Houses open on A-Day in 1971? If so, did Amtrak coordinate service with them?
2). Are there any Harvey Houses still open providing food service?
3). What was the atmosphere like? I get the impression it was kind of like (or perhaps the model for) Howard Johnson's with the hotel and restaurant, which was sort of Denny's/Friendly's-ish food/service. Is that about right? Sort of like a diner with a HoJo flair?
4). Anyone have any good Harvey House stories?
5). Any good sites I should put on my "to-visit" list?
Many thanks!
Rafi
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