How wonderful Mathew you are part of the family that created this fantastic legacy. I ate at a Harvey House back in the 1970's when I drove from new York to California and deliberately stopped to experience the feel of actually being a part of that history. And the women were dressed in the original prescribed clothing. I have never forgotten - it was wonderful. Your Great Great Grandfather was a genius.
To Mathew Harvey .. do you guys still keeping the traditional life do you guys own any restaurant but the chance thank you God bless you you great great father was Junius Mexican Americans will of Harvey's tradition we love the cornbread even in Mexico and California South California with a little bit of beans God bless everybody and God bless the United States in the Wild West
Mathew you have good blood in you and I have some German blood in me but I am glad to know of your Grandfather story he was ahead of his time. God Bless You All.
Thank You For Keeping this alive please don't let it die. I have never heard of this and I just turned 65 and this is a good memory for me know. God Bless You All.
Wonderful piece on a fabulous era and place in time. Thank goodness the building was saved and restored to it's original glory. I love the Harvey girl statue. Would have loved to have seen the kitchen. Thanks again for another outstanding piece of Texas.
The Texas Country Reporter always has the most unusual, heartwarming and just good stories.. I don't know which is my favorite but please keep em coming! 👍 💝
A wonderful video. The working relationship between the Harvey House restaurants and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was a huge deal. From Wikipedia: By the late 1880s, there was a Fred Harvey dining facility located every 100 miles along the AT&SF, as the distance was equivalent to when trains needed to refuel and load water. AT&SF agreed to convey fresh meat and produce free-of-charge to any Harvey House via its own private line of refrigerator cars, the Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch, and in them food was shipped from every corner of the U.S. ... The company maintained two dairy facilities (the larger of the two was situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico) to ensure a consistent and adequate supply of fresh milk. When dining cars began to appear on trains, AT&SF contracted with the Fred Harvey Company to operate the food service on the diners, and all AT&SF advertising proclaimed "Fred Harvey Meals All the Way".
I’m from Canada and I’d try her cornbread! Neat to see a real Harvey House. I had “The Harvey Girls” on VHS because I loved Judy Garland and musicals, but never really knew what it was about. But I do remember the song - “The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe.”
Yup, they don't make them like this anymore. My dad use to draw blue prints up for Bethlehem Steel Co. He was old school like these fellas. I learned a lot from him.
Jolene Tate Fondy SLATON-Jolene T. Fondy, 88 of Slaton passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in First Baptist Church with Dr. Cleve Kerby officiating. Graveside services will follow in Englewood Cemetery, under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. The family will have a visitation from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 at Englunds. Jolene was born Nov. 8, 1928, in Slaton. She graduated from Slaton High School and attended Mary-Hardin Baylor College. She married John Fondy in Feb. of 1948 in the First Baptist Church. She was co-owner of Fondy's Western Leather Shop started in 1947 and retired in 1985. Along the way she was bookkeeper for KCAS, KPOS, and DeKalb Hog Builders. Retiring in 1985, she became an avid volunteer in the community. She volunteered for First Baptist Church, Meals on Wheels, Slaton Railroad Heritage Association, National Ranching Heritage Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 2008; her son, Tate, in 1999; and her favorite son-in-law, Jim Thomas in 2000. She is survived by her daughter, Judy Thomas; daughter-in-law, Donna Fondy, both of Slaton; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Harvey House, First Baptist Church or Meals on Wheels all in Slaton.
Another piece of history lost to progress. The Harvey Houses established uniformity, standards and chain restaurant management long before McDonalds was thought of.
south of Lubbock Highway 84 it's like maybe 20 miles south of Lubbock look it up in the TH-cam just talked to the mic and say Slaton Texas and all the pictures come out may God bless you wherever you are I am Ricky from Mission Texas nice to meet you
An older midlife man bringing young girls away from their homes their parents and their families to live in the middle of the desert under the pretext of serving cornbread hummm? Reminds me of someone I heard of one time here in Waco.
Hi! Love this Video. I am Mathew Harvey, Living in Hamburg Germany. Fred is my Great Great Grandfather!
How wonderful Mathew you are part of the family that created this fantastic legacy. I ate at a Harvey House back in the 1970's when I drove from new York to California and deliberately stopped to experience the feel of actually being a part of that history. And the women were dressed in the original prescribed clothing. I have never forgotten - it was wonderful. Your Great Great Grandfather was a genius.
To Mathew Harvey .. do you guys still keeping the traditional life do you guys own any restaurant but the chance thank you God bless you you great great father was Junius Mexican Americans will of Harvey's tradition we love the cornbread even in Mexico and California South California with a little bit of beans God bless everybody and God bless the United States in the Wild West
@@noecabrera234 That was a REALLY, REALLY long sentence.
Mathew you have good blood in you and I have some German blood in me but I am glad to know of your Grandfather story he was ahead of his time. God Bless You All.
Thank You For Keeping this alive please don't let it die. I have never heard of this and I just turned 65 and this is a good memory for me know.
God Bless You All.
Wonderful piece on a fabulous era and place in time. Thank goodness the building was saved and restored to it's original glory. I love the Harvey girl statue. Would have loved to have seen the kitchen. Thanks again for another outstanding piece of Texas.
The Texas Country Reporter always has the most unusual, heartwarming and just good stories.. I don't know which is my favorite but please keep em coming! 👍 💝
What a lovely story about a part of history :-)
This is great. I read a book many years ago about the Harvey Girls. Thanx for posting.
Thank y'all so much for these places to go to so wonderful
A wonderful video. The working relationship between the Harvey House restaurants and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was a huge deal. From Wikipedia: By the late 1880s, there was a Fred Harvey dining facility located every 100 miles along the AT&SF, as the distance was equivalent to when trains needed to refuel and load water. AT&SF agreed to convey fresh meat and produce free-of-charge to any Harvey House via its own private line of refrigerator cars, the Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch, and in them food was shipped from every corner of the U.S. ... The company maintained two dairy facilities (the larger of the two was situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico) to ensure a consistent and adequate supply of fresh milk. When dining cars began to appear on trains, AT&SF contracted with the Fred Harvey Company to operate the food service on the diners, and all AT&SF advertising proclaimed "Fred Harvey Meals All the Way".
I’m from Canada and I’d try her cornbread! Neat to see a real Harvey House. I had “The Harvey Girls” on VHS because I loved Judy Garland and musicals, but never really knew what it was about. But I do remember the song - “The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe.”
My great uncle was a “railroader” and he met his wife, my great aunt, while she worked as a “Harvey Girl”.
Another heart warming story.
Truly wonderful story!
Great story! There was a Harvey House in Mojave, Ca. Big wooden structure, not anymore tho. Town tore it down, what a shame!
Awesome story and a fantastic lady, they don’t make em like that anymore.
Yup, they don't make them like this anymore. My dad use to draw blue prints up for Bethlehem Steel Co. He was old school like these fellas. I learned a lot from him.
Very good that they saved this building many of those old depots did not survive.
Thanks Jolene.......love it!!!!
She dead
Love this Jolene.
beautiful B&B and interesting story.
Jolene Tate Fondy SLATON-Jolene T. Fondy, 88 of Slaton passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in First Baptist Church with Dr. Cleve Kerby officiating. Graveside services will follow in Englewood Cemetery, under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. The family will have a visitation from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 at Englunds. Jolene was born Nov. 8, 1928, in Slaton. She graduated from Slaton High School and attended Mary-Hardin Baylor College. She married John Fondy in Feb. of 1948 in the First Baptist Church. She was co-owner of Fondy's Western Leather Shop started in 1947 and retired in 1985. Along the way she was bookkeeper for KCAS, KPOS, and DeKalb Hog Builders. Retiring in 1985, she became an avid volunteer in the community. She volunteered for First Baptist Church, Meals on Wheels, Slaton Railroad Heritage Association, National Ranching Heritage Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 2008; her son, Tate, in 1999; and her favorite son-in-law, Jim Thomas in 2000. She is survived by her daughter, Judy Thomas; daughter-in-law, Donna Fondy, both of Slaton; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Harvey House, First Baptist Church or Meals on Wheels all in Slaton.
Great story!
RIP Mrs Fondy Dec. 2, 2016
Fred Harvey staffed and ran the dining cars on the Santa Fe railroad. His food was supposed to be the equivalent of a 4 star or 5 star restaurant.
i love this show ! sorry we cant get it anymore
IT'S A DARN SHAME
How come you guys don't go and visit this lady again on 20/20
Harvey Girls tamed the Wild, Wild West. That's legendary.
Miss me some corn bread
Another piece of history lost to progress. The Harvey Houses established uniformity, standards and chain restaurant management long before McDonalds was thought of.
That was inspiring! I'd rather have cornbread and beans than lobster. Or maybe not! 🙂🙃😉
Where is this?
Slaton Texas
south of Lubbock Highway 84 it's like maybe 20 miles south of Lubbock look it up in the TH-cam just talked to the mic and say Slaton Texas and all the pictures come out may God bless you wherever you are I am Ricky from Mission Texas nice to meet you
If there's a station and there's women, some slimey conductor is gonna get frisky.-------to this day it's just they way things are.
An older midlife man bringing young girls away from their homes their parents and their families to live in the middle of the desert under the pretext of serving cornbread hummm? Reminds me of someone I heard of one time here in Waco.
Oh stop!
@@jameswells-uk6qu just saying James just saying A rose by any other name it's still a rose.
Oh put a cork in it ...