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Saturday, September 20, 2014 by packnc

A friend and loyal supporter of our HeardTell blog sent last week’s post on the Pack Square weather kiosk to Frank Quinlan, a retired professor from UNCA’s Atmospheric Sciences Department. Mr. Quinlan, who was one of several people writing us back saying that the kiosk was new information to them, also sent us back one of our photographs in the

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The Weather Kiosk on Pack Square

Saturday, September 13, 2014 by packnc

One day recently, a traveler from Switzerland came into Pack Memorial Library to talk about Asheville’s weather kiosk. Weather kiosk? Sure enough, the gentleman pulled out several photos of Pack Square that he’d printed from the library’s web site and there it was. As familiar as those photos were, I had never noticed the blocky

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The Richard Hansley Photograph Collection

Saturday, September 06, 2014 by packnc

Can you identify the locations of these architectural details? They can be found adorning some of Asheville’s best loved historic buildings. The buildings will be identified at the bottom of this post. We’ll begin with some that should be easy to identify. All of these photos, plus THOUSANDS! and THOUSANDS! more were donated to the NC Collection by our

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“Let’s Talk About Anthony Lord” Presentation: A Glimpse at What Was Told

Monday, September 01, 2014 by packnc

The Friends of the North Carolina Room sponsored a presentation, “Let’s Talk About Anthony Lord” on Thursday, August 28, 2014. Seventy-five people attended the event and got to know more about Lord’s life, profession, his many avocations and the effect his life had on Asheville. It is a hard task to recount what five close

Anthony Lord Asheville architecture Deborah Austin Dianne Cable Elizabeth Kostova Flint Architectural Forgings John Rogers John Warner Peter Austin Terry Davis

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A Postcard Memory

Saturday, August 23, 2014 by packnc

“Skyline Dairy was clean, modern, and cool. We would have cones of lemon sherbet after a Sunday afternoon drive. Most often we ate in the car, probably because it kept my brother and I quiet and contained for a few minutes. Always loved that facade — another example of short-lived good modern architecture, now

Anthony Lord Asheville Farmer's Federation Skyline Cooperative Dairies

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BERNARD ELIAS

Friday, August 15, 2014 by packnc

A couple of weeks ago we were fortunate to receive a donation of Bernard Elias material. Bernard was a photographer, filmmaker, world traveler, avid hiker, and a fierce advocate for nature conservation in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Bernard was born in 1918 and grew up in Biltmore Forest. His family home provided a great vantage point for him

Carolina Mountain Club Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hiking Mountains Pisgah National Forest

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The Weather Kiosk on Pack Square

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“Let’s Talk About Anthony Lord” Presentation: A Glimpse at What Was Told

A Postcard Memory

BERNARD ELIAS

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