A couple of readers have submitted photos of the dismantling work being done on the Harvey House in Seligman, Ariz., before its final demolition later this month.
Here, you can see workers removing the historic roof tiles:
According to Dan Lutzick, who is overseeing the rehabilitation of another Harvey House in Needles, Calif.:
The supervisor informed me that hazardous mitigation is complete, that the salvage project would be complete in approximately a week and that the Havasu would be demolished immediately following the completion of the salvage work.
(Hat tips to Helen Baker, Dan Lutzick and Frank Kocevar.)
heres a thought]\
why dont they donate the salvaged materials ,to sell them as souverniers , and fund the needles harvey house resoration.
One house helping another so to speak
kirk
havasu house , we hardly knew ya, our loss indeed
After much web surfing to find out what happened to the Havasu, I was so dissapointed to find out it met its demise. What a shame that another very important piece of history is gone. Being in the hospitality industry for 14 years, I have long been fascinated with the Harvey houses. I was lucky to have visited La Posada 5 or 6 years ago. I keep my eye on the La Castaneda in Las Vegas and hope and pray it will not meet the same end. If I had a million dollars……