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Title
[Asheville
,
North
Carolina
aerial
view]
Creator
Masa, George, 1881-1933
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Original
1928/1930
Dimensions
5
"
x
7
"
Description
This
aerial
view
of
Asheville
,
North
Carolina
in the
late
1920s
,
attributed
to
George
Masa
(1881-1931)
,
emphasizes
the
city's
growth
in the
1910s
and
1920s
, and also the
impact
of the
automobile
on the
city's
development
.
Throughout
the
period
,
new
structures
and
real
estate
development
dramatically
changed
the
skyline
and
automobiles
expanded
access
to its
downtown
. In the
space
of
twenty
years
the
town's
population
soared
from
less
than
20,000
to
over
50,000
.
Visible
on the
cityscape
in this
picture
are the
Buncombe
County
Courthouse
(1927-1928)
and the
dramatic
Art
Deco
masterpiece
Asheville
City
Building
(1926-1928)
seen
side-by-side
at the
lower
left
, the
Jackson
Building
(1923-1924)
on
Pack
Square
to the
upper
right
of the
Courthouse
and
City
Building
, and the
Grove
Arcade
(1926-1929)
and a
new
Battery
Park
Hotel
(1924)
at the
far
center
right
of the
photograph
. This
great
building
boom
began
to
falter
in the
late
1920s
and
came
to a
halt
with the
1929
Stock
Market
Crash
and
ensuing
Great
Depression
.
Subject
Asheville (N.C.)
Time Period
1920s; 1930s;
Location
Buncombe County (N.C.)
Source Institution
Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection
George Masa (MSS 80-29)
Inventory Number
HL_MSS80_29n45
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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