“Some shots from around Asheville. In the time since I lived there, the city has transformed itself from a sleepy mountain town to a vibrant center for arts, tourism, and brewing.”
From Asheville Revisited, posted by David Cole on 3/25/2011 (48 items)
- Biltmore Village, near the south end of town. Built to serve the workers of nearby Bi…
- The Episcopal Cathedral of All Souls occupies a handsome arts-and-crafts edifice in B…
- The parish house of the Cathedral of All Souls.
- The Cathedral of All Souls, the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Caroli…
- Typical architecture in Biltmore Village.
- Another typical building in Biltmore Village.
- In my old neighborhood of Kenilworth, there stands the Kenilworth Inn. Built as a res…
- The front entrance to the Kenilworth Inn. More information about the building’s histo…
- This nearby house is rumored to have been designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, but I haven…
- Some newer housing in Kenilworth.
- This Spanish mission-style house on Chiles Avenue was once the home of the Chiles Fam…
- The Chiles House in Asheville. The mission-style architecture seems a bit out of plac…
- This Tudor Revival house across from the Chiles House was actually home to the first …
- The house I lived in from 1984 to 1987, on Westchester Drive.
- I’ve always liked these two little octagon-shaped cabins nestled in a stand of bamboo…
- Kenilworth Lake is a manmade reservoir with a concrete dam at one end.
- Below the dam on Lake Kenilworth is a wooded ravine with nicely-landscaped trails and…
- Looking back toward the Ogden house. I would’ve liked to explore the trails again, bu…
- The Ogden property is now apparently owned by an artist or art collector, with lots o…
- A nice-looking modernist house overlooking Kenilworth Lake.
- One last view of Kenilworth Lake before heading downtown.
- Asheville’s art deco City Hall (left) and neo-classical Buncombe County courthouse on…
- Asheville’s City Hall, which has become an icon of the city.
- The county courthouse and city hall.
- Unfortunately, a fairly bland public plaza separates the city hall and courthouse bui…
- A typical row of shops and bars in downtown Asheville.
- Asheville was lagging economically during much of the latter half of the 20th Century…
- Last time I was here, the original Woolworth store was still open.
- Wall Street in downtown Asheville.
- The exterior of the Grove Arcade, now home to apartments and shops.
- Inside the Grove Arcade.
- Inside the Grove Arcade.
- A cool-looking wrought iron staircase inside the Grove Arcade.
- A plaque explaining the history of Asheville’s Wall Street.
- Wall Street is named after the retaining wall that was built to support the hillside …
- The Thirsty Monk in downtown Asheville, with 37 craft beers on tap. But you’ll have t…
- Shops and bars along College Street in downtown Asheville.
- Now we’re up in the northern part of Asheville, at the entrance to the Grove Park Inn…
- The main entrance to the Grove Park Inn.
- One of two massive stone fireplaces inside the main lobby of the Grove Park Inn. An a…
- The original building of the Grove Park Inn. Two large wings have been added to the b…
- Looking out over the golf course and country club.
- The Grove Park Inn
- On the road back to Cincinnati. During family road trips to Cincinnati from Asheville…
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