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Monday, May 23, 2016 / Published in Buildings, Events, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Photograph Collection

Who Stayed Downtown?

The Asheville Mall opened in 1972 pulling the large department stores with it. When the mall was in the works, the mall developer wrote letters to all of the merchants in Asheville inviting them to consider locating in the new mall. Sears opened first in 1972, with other stores following in late 1973-74: Belk’s, Ivey’s,
Ambiance InteriorsAposdolopoulos familyAshevilleAsheville BusinessesAsheville HistoryDancer's PlaceFinklestein's Pawn ShopMeditrraneqan RestaurantNorth Carolina RoomParadise Chinese RestaurantResnikoff familySchochet familySluder FurnitureStar StoreT.S. Morrison's HardwareThe Bargain CenterThe BooteryTops For ShoesWick & Green Jewlers
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Friday, May 20, 2016 / Published in Events, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History

Julian Price

As the North Carolina Room looks at what things were happening in Asheville through local business, citizen and government involvement in the 1980s, friends and family have been working to celebrate the life and work of Asheville philanthropist, benefactor and liberal community activist Julian Price.   Julian moved to Asheville in 1989 because of its architecture and a feeling. “The
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Friday, May 06, 2016 / Published in Buildings, Events, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Photograph Collection

1980s Downtown Businesses & Restaurants

Early Businesses Paved the Way Interesting things were going on in downtown Asheville in the late ’70s and throughout the ’80s. Lower rents and sagging property values lured entrepreneurial/creative small businesses and restaurants to join long-standing small businesses to make downtown the vibrant and viable place we now see around us. O.Henry’s Restaurant opened at
AshevilleAsheville HistoryCaptain's BookshelfDowntown RevitalizationGatsy's RestaurantMalaprop's Bookstore & CafeO. Henry's Bar
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Friday, April 29, 2016 / Published in Architecture, Buildings, Events, Local History

People Flocked to “Save Downtown Asheville & The Wrap”

The North Carolina Room, Pack Memorial Library kicked off with a full house the first of a six part series, “Asheville in the 1980s: A Formative Decade Told by Those Who Shaped It” on Wednesday evening April 27. The series is sponsored by the Friends of the North Carolina Room. There was a current of
Ashevilleasheville city councilAsheville HistoryAsheville Planning and ZoningAsheville Revitalization CommissionHistoric PreservationJan schocetttLarry HoltNorma Pricepeggy gardnerSave Downtown AshevilleStrouse Greenberg Co. Mall Proposalthe wrapWayne Caldwell
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016 / Published in Architecture, Buildings, Events, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Photograph Collection

The Fight to Save 11 Acres of Downtown

 The North Carolina Room, Pack Memorial Library presents a six part series Asheville in the 1980s:  A  Formative Decade Told by Those Who Shaped It The first program of the series kicks off Wednesday April 27, 2016 from 6:00 to 7:30 in the Lord Auditorium, lower level. All events are free and open to the public.
AshevilleAsheville HistoryAsheville's Historic ArchitectureHistoric PreservationSave Downtown AshevilleStrouse Greenberg Co. Mall ProposalWrap
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Friday, April 08, 2016 / Published in Buildings, Events, Local History, Photograph Collection

Ever Wonder How Asheville Got To Be So Cool?

When did Asheville’s renaissance begin?” We are often asked that question in the North Carolina Room. It is also the topic of a lot of published articles. Most responses turn straight to the 1990s. But native Ashevillians and those who lived here in the 1970s and 1980s usually see it differently. In just a few weeks, Pack Memorial Library’s
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Friday, March 04, 2016 / Published in Events, Friends of the NC Room, Local History

Upcoming Event: Program on Civilian Conservation Corps Camps in W.N.C.

Author, Filmmaker, Songwriter BILL JAMERSON: Civilian Conservation Corps Camps (CCC) Monday, March 14, 2016, 6:00 – 7:00 pm Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium (Lower Level) 67 Haywood Street, Asheville, North Carolina   Bill Jamerson, recognized for his Public Television documentaries, will present a music and storytelling program about the Civilian Conservation Corps: a nostalgic program
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Friday, February 19, 2016 / Published in Books, Events, Forgotten People, Local History

Robert Henry, Forgotten Pioneer and the Sulphur Springs Hotel (Malvern Hills, West Asheville) Bring a brown bag lunch and go back in time with local historian Richard Russell. Wednesday, February 24, 12 noon–1 pm Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium (lower level) 67 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC The event is free and open to the public.
AshevilleAsheville HistoryRobert HenrySulphur Springs HotelSulpur SpringsWest Asheville
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Wednesday, December 02, 2015 / Published in African Americans, Events, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Photograph Collection

Third Grade Class at Isaac Dickson Elementary Visits the North Carolina Room

It was a momentous day. Tuesday, November 24, 2015 the staff of the North Carolina Room joined with the staff of the Youth Services Department, Pack Memorial Library and invited the third grade class at Isaac Dickson Elementary to visit the North Carolina Room. Our hope was to show the students a little bit about what
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