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    Harvey Houses
    The history of a chain of railway hotels and restaurants built from 1870 by English immigrant Fred Harvey in the American Southwest. Includes photographs and details by state, newsclippings and bibliography.
    www.harveyhouses.net/
    Classic Cafes
    A celebration of London's formica 50s and 60s cafes. A history explains the utilitarian minimalist context. Photographs and brief descriptions of over 100 cafes; cafes in TV and film; bibliography.
    www.classiccafes.co.uk
    Coffee Houses of Augustan London
    An article by J. and L. Pelzer reproduced from History Today on the coffee-houses that sprang up in 17th-century London.
    waeshael.home.att.net/coffee.htm
    The Mediadrome: The Story of the Restaurant
    Helen Stringer gives the history of dining out.
    www.themediadrome.com/content/articles/food_articles/restaurant_story.htm
    The Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow
    Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904 in his distinctive Art Nouveau style, it has been recreated and serves today as a cafe specialising in teas. Includes history and photographs.
    www.willowtearooms.co.uk/
    J. Lyons & Co.
    An illustrated history by Peter Bird of this British caterer and food manufacturer from 1887-1998, including its chains of teashops and cornerhouse restaurants.
    www.kzwp.com/lyons/
    HoJoLand
    Tribute site to Howard Johnson's Restaurants in the US. Includes history and directory of existing locations.
    hojoland.homestead.com/
    Coffee-Houses of Old London
    An illustrated history from Inns and Taverns of Old London by Henry C. Shelley (1909) on the 17th and 18th-century coffee-houses patronised by London's elite.
    www.buildinghistory.org/Primary/Inns/Coffee1.htm


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