On a mobile device? Visit http://www.lib.unc.edu/m/
unc home
libraries, collections & hours
E-Research Tools
E-Journal Finder
Catalog
MyLibrary
contact us
Asheville: What's the Parkway Have to Do With It?
THE STORY
Overview
Early 1900's Asheville
Routing
Waiting
Breaking Ground
RESOURCES
Images
Educators' Guide
Works Cited
Credits
Images
Photo by J. Stephen Conn. Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, between 2008 and 2011
Asheville, N.C., Station of Southern Railroad. Original image from the North Carolina Collection
Asheville Street Scene Ten Years Ago
, 1906, Asheville, N.C. Original image from the North Carolina Collection
Bon Marché Department Store, Asheville, N.C. Original image from the North Carolina Collection
Map of Asheville, N.C. in 1917. Original image from the North Carolina Collection
Grove Park Inn, Asheville N. C. ca. 1905-1915. Original image from the North Carolina Collection
The Big Room at the Grove Park Inn, Asheville N. C. ca. 1915-1930. Original image from the North Carolina Collection
Kenilworth Inn - Biltmore, NC, 1908. Original image from the North Carolina Collection
The French Broad River serves as the physical marker of the beginning of section 2S on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway
Central Bank and Trust Co, Pack Square, Asheville, N.C. Original image from the North Carolina Collection
Logical Route for the Southern Portion of the Appalachian Park-to-Park Highway, 1934. Original image from
Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
Proposed Shenandoah - Great Smoky Mountains National Parkway. Original image from
Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
A busy corner in Enka, North Carolina, ca. 1930-1939. Original image from the North Carolina Collection
Biltmore House, Asheville, N.C., ca. 1930-1945. Published by Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C. Original image from the North Carolina Collection
Map shows the proposed Asheville Maintenance Area in Section 2Q off of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina as drawn in 1946. Original image from
Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
District Ranger Brooks explains a view to tourists at Tanbark Ridge Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, north of Asheville, N.C. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by Lou Harshaw in 1958. Original image from
Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
Car driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, N.C. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and taken by Abbie Rowe in June 1946. Original image from
Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
Ceremony for the opening of the Blue Ridge Parkway section around Asheville. Taken near the French Broad Bridge on September 2, 1967. Photographer unknown. Original image from
Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
Map of Lands Acquired for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Series of undated maps and drawings shows parcels of land acquired through eminent domain for Section 2R of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Original image from
Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
Email:
Kim Vassiliadis
Suggestions on Library Services?
Give us your feedback
.
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/stories/asheville/images/index.html
This page was last updated Thursday, July 28, 2011.
