Stories from the

Gray Rock Inn

In this short story, set in Asheville in 1993, Patricia and her friend Pete explore the new venues around downtown on a cold December day.

Gertrude C. Saunders was born in Asheville, North Carolina, on March 25, 1903, and performed as a singer, dancer, and Vaudeville entertainer.

Johnny reflects how different he is from his property-owning father as they take a ride around Asheville in a rare 1927 LaSalle Phaeton.

Asheville-based historian Katherine Calhoun Cutshall discovered a secret about the Chicken Hill neighborhood in her family’s archives.

Jen weaves a story about dragons for Harry, not knowing that Harry’s sister is the author of the story Doogie Dragon.

The Windsor Hotel, located within an early 1900s building at 36 Broadway, was once a residential inn.