The famous Casa Del Desierto in Barstow, at one time a large Harvey House and today the Amtrak station. It was built in 1911 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and designed by Santa Barbara, CA-based architect Francis Wilson - who also designed other Harvey Houses (Needles), train stations (Grand Canyon, Santa Barbara) and notable buildings in Santa Barbara (library and post office).
How can such a dusty old, boring town have such a nice train station?
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