Asheville, part 3

So we took at trolley tour on our second day (after my early morning walk, see two posts below). We had a knowledgeable guide named James. We saw many beautiful houses. Asheville, nestled in the blue ridge mountains, had its heyday in the early part of the century, therefore there are many beautiful victorian houses.

We started out the tour in the Montford Historic District.

This yellow building is part of an old mental hospital (Highland Mental Hospital) where Zelda Fitzgerald once was treated F. Scott came to visit sometimes. She died in a fire in a building there in 1948.

James Taylor also once stayed here for treatment for heroin addiction.

Downtown, there are many beautiful art deco buildings. This is one of only 58 Roman Catholic basilicas in the United States.

Here is another building, city hall.

Later, we went to the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, where the writer grew up.

J commented that he had big shoes to fill, in re Wolfe.

sock-clad feet are J's

A fun time was had by all.