Gus and Mary Pappas – Buncombe County Special Collections

Wednesday, September 06, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Events, Houses, Local History

North Asheville: Get Those Photographs Out of Your Attics!

North Carolina Room staff and volunteers are coming to North Branch Library Saturday, September 9th from 11 am to 4 pm to scan your photographs. Your photographs will be digitally archived and added to the North Carolina Room’s Photograph Collection, AND become a permanent part of Asheville’s history. The North Asheville History Project 2017 presently contains over

37 Melrose 45 Madison Avenue Asheville History Beaverdam Run Buncombe County History Frank and Margaret Sheary Gus and Mary Pappas Homer Hawkins John and Marge Dendy Leslie Atkins Stradley family Madeline Willis North Asheville History

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Saturday, June 17, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Local History

“Maid’s Night Off” Tradition Held in North Asheville

“My parents went to the Beaver Lake Restaurant every Thursday because that was the maid’s night off. We always had a maid when I was growing up. Everybody in that area did.” [Jean Moore interview, MS338.003A] The Beaver Lake Drive-In was operated by Tom Vlahos and is the current site of Nick’s Drive-In at 1461 Merrimon Avenue.

110 Glen Falls Road Asheville History Asheville's African American Community Beaver Lake Drive-In Brian and Peggy Ledbetter Buncombe County Corine Norment Davis Eva Norris Grace Restaurant Greek Community Greek Restaurants Gus and Mary Pappas Hired Help Maid's Night Out North Asheville Susan Jones Waldrup