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Title	Margo Terrace, Asheville, N.C.
Creator	Southern Post Card Co. (Asheville, N.C.)
Medium of Original	postcards
Date of Original	1905/1918
Dimensions	3.5" x 5.5"
Description	This rendering from an elevated perspective of the Margo Terrace, a hotel located in Asheville, N.C., provides a juxtaposition of various modes of transportation available in the city, with an automobile seen in conjunction with a horse and carriage at the bottom center and an the electric trolley visible to the left. The tour guide issued by the Greater Western North Carolina Association, Information to Visitors Concerning Greater Western North Carolina (Asheville, N.C.: Inland Press, 1913), remarked that Margo Terrace was 'Located in the very heart of the city of Asheville, at the intersection of Haywood Street and North French Broad Avenue...' The guide's description continued by indicated that, 'The house contains sixty bed-rooms and forty-five private baths; is elegantly furnished, and affords accommodation for 125 guests.' The hotel ceased operation in the late 1920s and was later demolished. This postcard was postmarked July 29, 1918.
Subject	Appalachian Mountains -- Pictorial works
Time Period	1910s;
Location	Buncombe County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection	Regional Photographs
Inventory Number	HL_RP2004
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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