One wing of the turreted, 250-room Biltmore Estate (CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS / Los Angeles Times)
A streetscape in downtown Asheville (CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS / Los Angeles Times)
An exhibit of eclectic artisan-made chairs at the Folk Art Center (CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS / Los Angeles Times)
Asheville’s grandest hotel, the circa-1913 Grove Park Inn (CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS / Los Angeles Times)
The scale of the Biltmore Estate’s grand staircase is in keeping with a structure that holds four stories, 65 fireplaces and 43 bathrooms. (CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS / Los Angeles Times)
The grave of writer Thomas Wolfe in Asheville’s Riverside Cemetery (CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS / Los Angeles Times)
On Wall Street, the juxtaposition of a pop sculpture and dignified historic architecture typifies the unique artistic mix that is Asheville. (CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS / Los Angeles Times)
