Harvey's Restaurant, Washington, D.C.

ID: 5820 ~ Source: Harvey's Restaurant, Washington, D.C. , ca. 1920. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001706198/. ~ Date: ca. 1920.
This file appears in: Lingering on the Palate: Harvey’s Restaurant (1858 - 1991)
Harvey's Restaurant, Washington, D.C.

The façade of Harvey's Restaurant in Washington, DC. This restaurant, open from 1858 to 1991, was known early on for a cheap, satisfying meal - which was usually its famous steamed oysters.

This file appears in: Lingering on the Palate: Harvey’s Restaurant (1858 - 1991)

Harvey's Oyster House is one of the most famous Washington restaurants of all time. Founded as Harvey’s Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Oyster Saloon by brothers George Washington Harvey (1840-1909) and Thomas Harvey (1830-1872), the restaurant opened in…