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Saturday, June 22, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architecture, Asheville History, Houses, Local History, Photograph Collection, Women

A Couple of Folks from Five Points: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Hiding away in the Five Points neighborhood of Asheville are some of Asheville’s stories of philanthropy and heroism. The neighborhood, though it was officially established and named only fairly recently, was developed much earlier. Most of the extant homes were constructed in the late 19th and early 20th century, the bulk of them in the
136 Merrimon AvenueAppalachiaCommunity Based ArchivesCommunity HistoryDr. Loula Ayers RockwellFive PointsFive Points DinerGeorge Willis PackJames Chester RockwellKiffin Yates RockwellLimestoneManyoaksMerrimon AvenueNewportPackPaul RockwellSwannanoa Hotel
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Local History, Photograph Collection, Post Card Collection, Postcard Collection

Catawba Grapes and Scenic Views of Old Charlotte Highway in Cane Creek: 52 Weeks 52 Communities

It’s hard to say exactly where the Cane Creek community begins and ends. Maybe the area between the Limestone and Fairview fire districts? Is it a mile-wide corridor along the entire length of Cane Creek stretching plumb from South Asheville nearly to Gerton? It’s really hard to say, but however you want to describe the
52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesCane CreekCatawba GrapesEphraim ClaytonFairviewFairview Community History ProjectFox GrapeGertonLambert ClaytonLimestoneOld Charlotte HWYRural CommunitiesRural HistorySouth AshevilleSpecial CollectionsTweed's ChapelUS 74-AVance Pollock

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