1962 Miss Asheville Victoria Greene

 By Victoria Greene Maddux Miss Asheville 1962             The summer of 1962 was a magical interlude between my first and second years in college, a season full of amazing surprises. In 1962 I was known as Vicki Greene. I was nineteen years old and home from my...

1928: The Doll Sanatorium, Part 4

The year 1928 was momentous for Asheville and surrounding areas. Asheville High School was being built, Beaucatcher Tunnel was being blasted into the city’s downtown mountain, and an hour and more further west, the first phases of the Great Smoky Mountains National...

1962 Maria Fletcher’s Parade

Lilly and Tommy           Lilly Scanlon’s mother should have been there by now. The parade was starting to come into the square already, excitement buzzing in the air as people of all ages lined the sidewalks, eager to...
1928: Elroy’s Legacy

1928: Elroy’s Legacy

The black cat summoned me — and hastened my departure months afterwards. I was weary and thirsty that late September day in 1928 as I trudged up Main Street. I passed the attractive Gray Rock Inn, but I knew it was beyond my means. However, just north of the inn, I...
1943: The Memphis Belle

1943: The Memphis Belle

The sun was hot on the back of her hands as Betsy Teague pushed her 9-month-old daughter in a pram in the city square by the Vance Monument. A wide brimmed hat kept her face shaded in the midsummer heat. Her 6-year-old son Paul was beside her, hoping for a hot dog...