Peanuts by Charles Schulz for August 08, 2022

Maybe Spike knows some of the Harvey Girls at the Harvey Hotels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Harvey_Company

Harvey House, ha ha! that joke was even old when this was first drawn!

Name something accomplishable Snoopy has done, Lucy.

“So I headed for Las Vegas Only made it out to Needles” (The King)

https://www.theharveyhouse.com/

Wiki has a picture with this caption:

El Garces railroad depot, hotel, and restaurant in Needles, California, around the turn of the 20th century. The facility, opened in 1908, was named after Padre Francisco Garcés, a noted Franciscan Spanish priest who made several journeys through the region in 1771 and 1774 en route between southern Arizona and the California Missions. Closed in 1958, restored in 2014

Sure, he did something. He interacted with a cactus.

Snoopy, did Spike work with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway? And did he do a song and dance act with Judy Garland?

I bet Spike has never been to Spain.

Sometimes Lucy says the best things.

Still thinking of spike biting her on the leg?

Spike has been living in a desert for years. He’s a nebbish.

whats a Harvey house ?

Snoopy does lots of things!

In the early 80s, we will learn that Spike is in the real estate business in Needles.

Poor Snoopy, never gets any respect from Lucy.

Doing things is greatly exaggerated

When railroads became transcontinental in the late 1800’s, Fred Harvey made a brilliant move. He built beautiful restaurants at the railroad stops so passengers would have someplace to dine. He hired a brilliant architect, Mary Coulter. She also designed some of the Grand Canyon buildings. The Harvey Houses were considered works of art in their day. You can see one called La Posada in Winslow, Arizona. It’s been restored to all its glory.

The Harvey House was owned by a pooka. You know, ""P O O K A – Pooka – from old Celtic mythology – a fairy spirit in animal form – always very large. The pooka appears here and there – now and then – to this one and that one – a benign but mischievous creature – very fond of rumpots, crackpots, and how are you, Mr. Wilson?" “How are you, Mr. Wilson?” (tyvm IMDB)

Writers never get any respect.

Spike, I’m getting very impatient here over your arrival (or lack of)!

Lucy must have a double insurance policy when it comes to communication. She can bring misery when she enters and never forgets to do it again when she exits.

Coincidentally I just listened to a podcast a couple weeks ago that did a segment on the history of the Harvey House. My eyes really lit up when I saw today’s strip.

For those who don’t know what a “Harvey House” is, here’s a link to a preview of “The Harvey Girls” starring Judy Garland, 1946.

https://youtu.be/2V9XIsZz5aI

You mean you’ve never done anything, Lucy. Other than con others out of thier money, bully half the neighborhood, and annoy Schroder.

Harvey House??Thanks for making me feel old at age 23.

I don’t get the Harvey house joke. Can someone explain it to me?

“Maybe he will be here tomorrow”… quoted straight from a play called Waiting for Godot. Showing some class and classical reference in this strip ;)

It hasn’t been THAT long ago that Spike made an appearance.

Snoopy and Spike seem to have lost touch over the years.