Casa Del
Desierto a Spanish-Moorish Harvey House in Barstow opened in 1911 and closed in
1971. The building was registered as
one of the last and finest remaining examples of the famous Harvey Houses.
The
beautiful building has been restored and is now home to offices, two of the ground
floor rooms are open to the public.
Like all
Harvey Houses it fronts the railway tracks.
The storm clouds in the photograph on the day we visited never actually
hit us, but were part of a massive storm that hit central California, causing
mudslides on I5 and Tehachapi Pass and flooding in Antelope Valley.
Amtrack
still stop at Barstow twice a day, albeit very late at night and very early in
the morning, once going East and once going West.
When it
was an operational Harvey House, for the princely sum of $1.45 (that would probably buy you a coffee today) you could order from a
Traveller’s Special
Fried Filet of Sole with
Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes & Coleslaw
Or
Potted Ox Joint with
Potatoes & Vegetables
Roll & Butter
Choice of Pie, Ice cream or
Sherbet
Choice of Beverage
One of the
dining rooms as it would’ve been when it was a Harvey House.
And how it
looks today.
Have fun,
we are!
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