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The following are the ongoing, I hope, collection of one of Barstow's more interesting historical attractions. Our Harvey House called the Casa Del Desierto.
In my younger days this was just one huge abandoned building and my friends and I used to comb through the fascinating old building and doing stuff we shouldn't. Now the building holds even more fascination for me because I have grown to understand the beauty of it's style and it's history.
Here is a bit of history about Casa Del Desierto:
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During the heyday of rail passenger service in the Western United States, Barstow boasted a splendid rail depot/restaurant/hotel complex called the " Casa Del Desierto" (House of the Desert). Completed in 1911, the Casa Del Desierto was the fourth "Harvey House" built by the Atchincon, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company along its right-of-way and operated by the Fred Harvey Company. These Harvey Houses established an unparalleled standard of food service to the traveler,and entered the lore of American railroading and the West. From the Barstow Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum bochure www.barstow66museum.itgo.com |
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