In 1919, a year after the Great War ended, Asheville, along with the rest of the country, prepared to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

In 1919, a year after the Great War ended, Asheville, along with the rest of the country, prepared to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.
Violence, illness and a coin toss would eventually lead Harry Finkelstein to Asheville, where in 1903 he opened the Asheville Pawn and Loan Office.