Harvey House Hero

Somewhere, Fred Harvey, a visionary from the 19th century, is smiling down on Allan Affeldt, a dreamer in the 21st century. Fred Harvey was a plain working man who became the “quintessential American entrepreneur.” He helped “civilize” the Southwestern United States with his string of Harvey Houses—15 hotels and 47 lunch and dining rooms along the Santa Fe line by his death in 1901. Harvey Co. continued to build hotels and restaurants until a Hawaii hotel chain bought it in 1968. In