In the waning days of 1922, over 200 West Asheville residents signed a petition to rename Haywood Road to Main Street. Outrage ensued.

In pursuit of truthful marketing, the Asheville Advertising Club formed in 1922. The group grabbed many headlines early on, but its contributions failed to draw attention as the years progresses

As in years past, we revisit cartoonist Billy Borne‘s work as part of our latest Humor Issue. For over two decades, starting in 1907, Borne offered commentary on local, national and international matters through his illustrations, published in The Asheville Citizen. Our focus here, however, is exclusively on 1922. As readers will see, Borne’s cartoons from […]

In 1909, a fence disrupted a pathway in Stumptown, a Black neighborhood near Riverside Cemetery. Initial complaints eventually led to a lawsuit.

A troupe of visiting performers toured Asheville’s specialty shops as part of a promotional campaign in December 1917. Despite the group’s tireless effort, the production itself proved to be poorly attended by local residents.

“Prayer is an attitude. Thanksgiving is a mood,” The Asheville Citizen wrote in a Nov. 27, 1930, editorial reflecting on the season of gratitude at the onset of the Great Depression.

With the number of visitors expected to reach new highs, residents and local officials worried about housing issues for Asheville’s 1920 summer tourists.

In honor of our annual Women in Business issue, we explore professional women’s attire in the early 1910s.

Local resident E.J. Armstrong began work on constructing a pavilion on Court Square (today’s Pack Square) in 1891. The initial project was met without resistance; but as the size of the structure became apparent, citizens called for its removal.