Harvest House Cafeteria – Part 2

Courtesy CardCow.com

Harvest House Cafeterias were promoted through a series of standard postcards that depicted what typical outlets in the chain looked like. Some of these generic postcards had a listing of all of the regional locations on the back; others were branded with a single location. But the same photos were used in either case.

These postcards provide a nice glimpse of what customers could expect at a Harvest House Cafeteria.

Strangely enough, while these Harvest House blog posts were in the planning stages last week, I received a nice email from David Howat about Midway Mall. He wrote, “I’ve been on the quest for pictures of Woolworths and the Harvest House Cafeteria that was in the mall. Do you know where I can possibly find any?”

David had the same generic postcards as me, but would love to find photos of the Midway Mall Woolworths and its Harvest House Cafeteria.

He has fond memories of them. “I remember having breakfast at the in-store restaurant the last day it was open,” he explained. “Because I frequently ate there, they gave me a menu on the last day as a souvenir. It’s still in my collection.”

David would also like to contact any former employees, but it’s not an easy task. “I can’t even find one former employee,” he admitted.

If you can help David with his Woolworths quest, be sure to send me an email and I’ll make sure he gets the information.

By the way, David also sent me this great photo (below) that should look familiar to anyone who shopped at Midway Mall in the old days. He noted, “This was the neat setup just outside of Higbees that we all remember. Seeing this picture brought back some great memories for me.”

Me, too, David! Thanks for sharing!