Southwest Detours

12/22/2023

12/22/2023

Merry Christmas from Southwest Detours and the Las Vegas Harvey Girls 🎄🎄🎄 Here’s a few photos from Christmas in the past.

07/28/2023

A great tour today at the CASTANEDA Hotel with folks from all over the country taking classes at the Doel Reed Center in Taos. We had a great lunch at the Prairie Hill Cafe in the Historic Plaza Hotel after the tour. Everyone enjoyed the day !

07/27/2023

A great tour today with folks from Albuquerque, NM. The beautifully cool Castaneda Hotel was the perfect place to be on a hot sunny day ….

07/19/2023

Thank you to VanAnn Moore for sending me these photos from the Indian Detour event . Such great fun to see everyone!!!!

06/30/2023

The Corrales Historical Society toured the CASTANEDA Hotel with us today after enjoying a delicious lunch in the Kin dining room . We also did an impromptu tour at my Victorian home , and a bit of shopping on Railroad Avenue. Great day with some great folks!

05/24/2023

Ellie and Doc came all the way from Florida to visit us in Las Vegas, NM. after reading Stephen Fried’s book, “Appetite for America” in her book club. Ellie loves the Fred Harvey story and is excited to see more HARVEY Hotels.

04/14/2023

Stephen Fried's latest update for Harvey Weekend. There will be events each evening from Thursday through Sunday. All events, excluding the Harvey Girls filming, will require a reservation.

Fred Harvey History weekend will be October 26-30 this year (beginning Thursday night with a free showing of "The Harvey Girls" in the museum auditorium.)

Lectures on Friday and Saturday afternoons at the New Mexico History Museum. There will be a new "FredHead Reception" at the museum Friday evening and the Fred Harvey Foodie Dinner & Auction will be Saturday evening at La Fonda on the Plaza. Sunday events move to Las Vegas, where there will be tours in the afternoon, a lecture, a private dinner at Kin at Castaneda Hotel and a farewell breakfast Monday morning.
You will want to have hotel rooms booked in Santa Fe starting either 10/26 or 10/27, and a room in Las Vegas on 10/29. We have arranged for discounted blocks of hotel rooms at La Fonda on the Plaza (for $199) and at the Old Santa Fe Inn (for $179.) You can call either hotel and ask for a reservation in the Fred Harvey Weekend block. Here's the online link for La Fonda https://be.synxis.com/?Hotel=207&Chain=56...
In Las Vegas, we are currently navigating around the international United World College meeting in town, which has all the city's hotel rooms currently booked that week as a precaution. We are working to free up rooms for 10/29. While we do that, we ask that you add your name to the wait list, which is being overseen by Estrella Martinez, who you can email at [email protected]. We expect to be able to accommodate anyone who needs a room on 10/29 to be with us through the end of Harvey weekend.

Individual tickets for the Harvey Weekend events go on sale June 1. Sponsorship opportunities, including multiple tickets for all events, are currently available. They can be purchased here: http://www.museumfoundation.org/harvey-weekend

03/09/2023

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMAN’S DAY from Southwest Detours and the Las Vegas HARVEY Girls! The iconic HARVEY Girls were the first workforce made up of all women. Southwest Detours is proud to be a woman owned business and to continue to tell the story of these amazing women !

02/23/2023

These lovely folks braved the wind, rain and snow today to tour with us at the Montezuma Castle and the Historic Plaza Hotel . They came from the Los Volcanes Senior Center in Albuquerque and loved the tour and the delicious lunch at the in the Plaza Hotel.

12/18/2022

Tour today at the beautifully restored Castaneda Hotel. These folks came from Lamy and Santa Fe to spend the weekend and take a tour. They enjoyed it so much that they are already planning their next visit !

12/02/2022

Holiday breakfast at this morning with the Las Vegas HARVEY Girls ! A Big Thank you from for another fantastic year of helping with tours! Love you ladies 💗

11/07/2022

Tours today at the Castaneda Hotel during the Annual Fred Harvey Weekend.

11/07/2022

Thank you to Danyelle Gentry Peterson for this wonderful gift of a Courier doll. I have enjoyed her in my home for many years and now she will be living at the Castaneda Hotel where everyone can enjoy her!

10/27/2022

FRED HARVEY WEEKEND in LAS VEGAS, NM!!

TOURS on Sunday, November 6. at the Montezuma Castle/UWCUSA, Fred Harvey CASTANEDA Hotel and the RAWLINS HOUSE.

* 10 am, 12 noon and 2 pm. Student led tours at the former Montezuma Hotel, now the UWCUSA. No reservations needed. No charge for tours, but donations for student scholarships are gratefully appreciated. Check in at Welcome Center to be directed to park at the Castle.
* 12 noon- 4 pm. Meet in the lobby of the beautifully restored CASTANEDA Hotel for a tour with the Las Vegas HARVEY Girls and Detour Courier.
* 12 noon- 4 pm. The recently renovated RAWLINS HOUSE, former dormitory for the HARVEY Girls, will be open for tours. This is a MUST SEE!
* So much to explore in Las Vegas, NM. with new shops, restaurants and galleries! Come and spend the weekend!!!

10/23/2022

Love this photo of the Couriers and the driver hanging out at the La Fonda Hotel . Circa 1926-1930. Courtesy of the Palace of the Governors archives.

10/22/2022

A great tour today with the Wheels Museum from Albuquerque. They came on the train and are staying at the . We toured the Plaza, Bridge Street and had a wonderful presentation from Elmo Baca at the . A lovely lunch at Stella’s Cafe finished our day with a greeting from our Mayor.

10/20/2022

10/07/2022

Great tour today with the Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation. They are off to Winslow, AZ. tomorrow to stay at another fabulous HARVEY Hotel, the La Posada. Fantastic folks !

10/05/2022

A fun group of folks visiting from Denver, Co. We were supposed to do this tour over 2 years ago, but the pandemic got in the way! We’re happy that they persevered and visited today.

09/11/2022

Fun Day touring with folks from Belen and Albuquerque. We toured Dwan Light Sanctuary, Plaza Hotel, Bridge Street, Castaneda Hotel and ended at the Rawlins Building Open House .

08/26/2022

Nancy and her friend came from Albuquerque today to tour the beautiful Castaneda Hotel. We had a great time !!!

06/23/2022

Great day for a tour with folks from the Bear Canyon Senior Center in Albuquerque. We toured the . What a fun day !!! A special thanks to Elmo Baca and Thomas Clayton for their great presentation! Everyone enjoyed it !

06/15/2022

Just folded a stack of flyers for my tour group coming from Albuquerque next week. Feels good to bring tourists back to Las Vegas, NM after the pandemic and fires. Hoping for a great summer !

11/16/2021

Thank you, Tina and Thomas Clayton for being a part of the Fred Harvey Weekend ! Everyone loved the tours at the Rawlins Building… it looks beautiful.

11/13/2021

Great evening at the Annual Fred Harvey Foodie Dinner ! ! !

11/13/2021

The Annual Fred Harvey Foodie Dinner was a fabulous event… great friends and great food !

11/11/2021

I adore these women. Indian Detour Couriers. 1926.

11/10/2021

This photo was taken 7 Years ago during the Fred HARVEY Weekend !!!! Pictured here is my driver, “Dude”, with me as the Detour Courier, of course , ready to take off on another detour adventure!