In 1918, as cases of influenza increased, local Asheville businesses sought ways to use the pandemic to increase sales.
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Asheville Archives: Grovemont-on-Swannanoa
Billed as America’s first planned community, Grovemont-on-Swannanoa was depicted as a place to escape the crowded city in order to live among lakes, parks and floral gardens.
Asheville Archives: Top views for 2018
See what historical events captured readers’ attention throughout 2018.
Asheville Archives: Flames finish off the original Battery Park Hotel, 1923
In the fall of 1923, a demolition crew began tearing down the original Battery Park. Later that year, flames would consume parts of the remaining property.
Asheville Archives: Residents debate the demolition of Battery Park Hill, 1922
In the final months of 1922, news spread that E.W. Grove had plans to raze the original Battery Park Hotel and demolish the hill it stood atop. Not everyone was on board with the plan.
Asheville Archives: The many locations of Bon Marché, 1889-1980
Bon Marche’s first storefront opened in 1889. The department store’s co-founder, Solomon Lipinsky, continued to grow the business until his death in 1925.
Asheville Archives: ‘On the highest hill in the town’
Anticipation for Col. Franklin Coxe’s Battery Park Hotel was evident in early newspaper reports.
Asheville Archives: ‘More than a citizen’
“Dr. Battle was more than a citizen of Asheville; he was an institution,” wrote Asheville Times reporter James B. Caine in 1938. “He came here while this community was yet in its infancy; he watched, and materially aided in its growth with pleasure and pride.”
Tuesday History: Local historian Bruce Johnson discusses the Grove-Seely family feud
On Wednesday, June 28, Bruce Johnson will offer a talk titled “Family Feud: The Bitter Battle Between E.W. Grove and Fred Seely For the Grove Park Inn.” It will take place at the Lord Auditorium, on the lower level of Pack Memorial Library.