Old World Asheville North Carolina

[@miscnunyabiz]

Thank you for featuring Asheville, specifically. There are so many still in desperate need from the storm on 9/27. Even if that's not the point of this video, WNC, ETN and SWVA are still needing so much help. The Grove Park Inn is an amazing place just to wander around for the day. We haven't been for several years but so many interesting nooks and crannies to be found there. I'll have to check out the Biltmore video on mind unveiled. Have only been a couple of times because it's so expensive. But the immediate mansion did not have damage from the storm. The main entrance and the area leading up to the main entrance was terribly damaged from flooding last fall. They reopened fairly quickly for the holiday season. I would love to see something about the Tri-Cities area of northeast Tennessee. Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol, as well as Jonesborough (the oldest town in Tennessee). I haven't been able to find much history but I'm still looking.

[@oldworldex]

thank you for this..

[@lesliepickett6441]

@miscnunyabiz mind unveiled is great I'm one of the thousands Boone N C house flooded 20 Feet under in 30 minutes all preps washed away the road and bridge Gone no help from government we are helping each other I still have friends homeless thank you for remembering us much Love to you for caring may you be blessed 👋💕

[@jonathanking3741]

Another great presentation! Funny sidenote , Biltmore Hotel in Asheville with a notorious basement pool captured in disturbing paintings owned by T Pod, has been completely buried on the interwebs .. had to go through over 30 -40 results in a Qwant search before the hotel even came up with very specific searches.. there are Biltmores all over the realm now,... 60 to get a pic of the evil paintings.. Winston Smith is working hard to this day ;) good work, one love!

[@pamelastaples4250]

A couple of places you did not include in your video that I have been curious about... Highland Hospital, a sanatorium where F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda, was committed to and died there in a fire in the 1920s I believe. Also, a rehab center/mental institution that I knew as Charter Hospital (I'm sure it was called something else before) In the mid-1990s I had to take my son-in-law there for drug rehab, I was sent to take him there from an emergency room visit in the early morning hours, it was a long, winding road up the mountain (near Mission/St. Joseph Hospital on Biltmore Avenue) and we arrived at dawn on a foggy, creepy morning, it was very gothic and turreted. It burned down just a few years later. In recent years, I began researching early mental institutions and remembered the many times I had been to this hospital/institution and tried to research it... there was so little to be found, it made me feel like I may have imagined the entire experience... I did NOT imagine it, but there is almost nothing to be found! And this has been so recent I couldn't believe its history had already been pretty much scrubbed from the internet. If your research could uncover anything on the history of Charter Hospital I would be most grateful... I feel like when I was a child it was called something like Appalachian Hall or something, but I cannot find anything on it. And I have been there!!!! Many times throughout my son-in-law's rehab and recovery. It baffles me.

[@aaronmatthews6509]

I had to attend IOP there and it could easily be the setting for The Shining 2. They still used the rickety old elevator that you had know how to operate it. The group facilitator wasn't very good at it and took a couple tries to get us aligned with the right floor.

[@WellsLowery]

I was in rehab there and they have a castle that property as well.

[@timgreenglass]

that place was turned into condos.

[@timgreenglass]

seely castle, craggy prison....

[@Grandma7T7]

It is the same in Bridgeville PA Two 'mental' hospitals demolished in last 15 years or so, not much on them at all. I feel like many who ha a 'drug' problem or 'alcohol' were part of an experiment, (what a convenient way to get rid of the unwanted wives, etc.). of course we will never know until we get to Heaven! I am sure that your memories are real, but it is not a part of the official narrative.

[@juliesunshine333]

While reading a book written in 1886 I read that fountains were to cool the air outside so pcould stay cool outside in beautiful surroundings and be more comfortable.

[@rebeccagiordano5854]

The obelisk you show was the Vance Memorial in Pack Square. They have since destroyed it because it offended some people.

[@dextermorgan1]

I'm sure it did in Asheville. There are quite a few "easily offended" people there.

[@MichaelVictory-y7e]

Great video. It seems all the nation's greatest craftsmen were working in Asheville at the same time they were everywhere else building everything in the U.S. at the same time...

[@dextermorgan1]

It does seem that way, doesn't it? 😉

[@windhammer1237]

Right, it's a perfectly good explanation. No need to question the narrative.

[@ShortSeasonist]

You by far have done the best and most extensive research on these buildings all over the world!! Love your channel and books! I went to Asheville last year but now it will even more different after this last destruction.

[@oldworldex]

Thank you kindly..

[@johnreizer01]

Great video, Chris! Melissa and I have been to Asheville and the Biltmore Estate many times throughout the years. We live about a 45-minute drive from that city. We are very suspicious of the official narratives surrounding the town and Vanderbilt's home. According to some sources, there are many tunnel systems throughout the area. Keep up the great work!

[@RachelSmith-vm2jt]

Tunnels run from the Biltmore house to downtown, and all throughout downtown. The Vanderbilt family had " hunting parties" on the vast property. They built it as a summer home . I've been there several times,but after learning about the darkness,I'd never go again

[@Gnomesmakemesmile]

Tunnels are everywhere honestly

[@rzella8022]

@@RachelSmith-vm2jt Like the Hunger Games, type hunting?

[@davidwayne68]

Fredrick Law Olmsted was one busy landscaper! Around these parts, he's renowned for designing all the fantastic public parks and private estates. Chris, you really should make a video showcasing his incredible works - it's sure to be a real hit! As always, thanks for the great content. Cheers!

[@shawnybee77]

Agreed 👍

[@alomaalber6514]

Not just Central Park in NYC but the prettiest part of Washington DC also and our National Zoo grounds. He needs an American Experience documentary, maybe he has one.

[@davidwayne68]

@@alomaalber6514 Don't forget the Arnold Arboretum in Boston. The guy is a legend. NOT!

[@mom2eando]

Well known fact he couldnt even tie his own shoes.

[@elim7228]

He literally was a s Park of the evening, everyone!

[@David-v2t8h]

The Terra cotta and brickwork in this city’s structures are impressive. Thank you

[@WellsLowery]

Thank you for covering this! I live here and always hoped ❤

[@careyrowland]

This is a fascinating presentation. I lived in Asheville in the 1970's. I was working for Groves Printing Company. During my time in Asheville, I lived in several different locations. My last residence there was in a large old house at the south end of Church Street. The musical community gathered on Friday and Saturday nights at the Asheville Junction, in a coffeehouse setting located very near the west entrance to the Beaucatcher (mountain) Tunnel. When the NCDOT was preparing to cut the mountain, which separated Asheville from East Asheville, a group of us started a newspaper, the Eagle, to protest the DOT project, but. . . alas, to no avail. In the late '70's, I recorded a musical LP, "Revelation 5:9", with help from many local musicians, in Leicester, a community in West Asheville. At the time, I was selling printing for Groves Printing Co. and Inland press. Inland Press was located at the northwestern perimeter of Pack Square, and just a half-block from the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, which was an historical inn operated by Thomas Wolfe, and later the setting for his novel about Asheville, "Look Homeward Angel."

[@tiffanyclark3341]

That’s cool! I’m in Leicester no one ever hears about us haha I always just say yea I’m in Asheville basically lol

[@pamelastaples4250]

I was born and raised in the Asheville area... very excited to see this video!!!

[@juliesunshine333]

It’s a Beautiful place set in the midst of my favorite place on earth, the Appalachian Mountains. Seeing those mountains in their stunning Fall colors would make even an unbeliever know in their heart of hearts that their was a Creator who had a hand in it’s creation. You are a very fortunate person to have as grown up in the area!

[@jackcharlie9322]

So do you think a bunch of horse and cart hill Billy’s built this in the 1800s?😊

[@pamelastaples4250]

@@jackcharlie9322 Speaking as a modern-day, automobile driving, highly educated, talented craftsperson hillbilly... still couldn't build this! LOL!

[@juliesunshine333]

@@pamelastaples4250, I’ll betcha could if’n you got back your life memories from Atlantis. We ARE those people incarcerated NOW together it RIGHT THIS TIME‼️true story‼️

[@katsupatree123]

Thanks Chris.. great video. At 19:10 I noticed the house on the hill had no noticable mud flood showing. I'm thinking they built the steps up to the 2nd floor and the first floor is underneath. (?) Just a thought.

[@Itsmeagain828]

My husband is an industrial mechanic in Asheville. He has seen a lot of the tunnel systems underneath the streets and town. Big underground there and some in Hendersonville as well. Old boarded up speak easys. He worked on the boilers and chillers way back then.

[@dextermorgan1]

Did he see any more proof underground of what this video is talking about?

[@Itsmeagain828]

@dextermorgan1 Not to my knowledge, but there is a lot that is inaccessible and sealed off for the most part. I haven't shown him this video. I will see if anything sparks in his memory. We haven't talked about this in a while now. Some of the churches he showed are still here and that horrible atrocious Biltmore hellscape. He is giving accurate history. I will let you know what my husband says.

[@Angieson29]

It's true they used them tunnels to bring in moonshine and other goods

[@lorio6924]

You do a great job on all of your videos - thank you! Isn’t it amazing that we are now able to see all of these cities in a totally new way?? It has all been right in front of us but we were not able to see the truth. We were brainwashed and manipulated by so many lies - about every aspect of our lives but the veil has lifted. I feel like the truth cannot be hidden any longer and I look forward to finding out our true history!!! ❤️🇺🇸🙏🏻

[@dextermorgan1]

I can't help but wonder why? Why have they lied about literally everything? Was it to usher in the "oil erra" which we're still unfortunately in? There has to be a reason, and that's one of the few I can think of. Thoughts?

[@kbfoster]

Thanks for bringing some attention and shining a light down south!

I really enjoyed this video and your clever narration.Good job sir.Thank you

[@oldworldex]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CH-ru6rv]

Very cool informative video. Someone mentioned Winston -Salem in comments and figured I'd mention, "Wachovia" the bank was started in, named by the original Moravian settlement in WS area. Interesting history here as well.

[@pinupdoll97]

WS is very interesting! I’m up in Wilkes, but we had our babies in Winston at Forsyth and Baptist/Brenners. Hope you are well neighbor!❤

[@StirlingLighthouse]

I know, you know. Thanks for you work 🙏

[@rzella8022]

Yep, pool looked familiar right away.

[@MarySonatore]

@ 7:56 in the foreground, we see a crossroad of what looks like a rail line on a wooden trestle, the crossroad looks to be buckling up. The trees/landscape look strange also, yet the Biltmore in the back ground looks perfect. The home itself has the Newport RI mansion feel.

[@Eabatu]

I had a delivery to the Ingles Distribution Center in Black Mountain once, and afterwards drove thru Ashville at night. I gotta say, going along I-240 thru town was very scenic. It has a very old feeling at night, I liked it a lot.

[@tiffanyclark3341]

Can’t even really do that now after the storm except by interstate but definitely not as much to see as there was :(

[@Eabatu]

@tiffanyclark3341 that time I drove through Ashville was after the storm. Half of Black Mountain, NC was destroyed as I drove through that town to and from my delivery

[@ericallen2620]

Nicely done 🔥🌋🌧️🌩️⛈️

[@Preston1704]

This is near my neck of the woods, Burke county native here, ashville is filled with oddities, look at the old Birds Eye view from the 1890s, done before even biltmore was completed and there’s allready castles and second empire architecture, crazy old world looking place. Look into the battery park hotel/bank (yes it was both) zelandia castle, biltmore itself is really weird, there was also a sanitarium because of course there was. Population really doesn’t kick off until the whole vacation period where all the rich people supposedly built all the castles and stuff, more like it was largely allready there. There’s an huge old half destroyed tower on that 1890s Birds Eye view and I cannot find any info on it whatsoever. I think library of congress website has that birdseye in great detail.

[@Chefhess21]

Biltmore is an incredible place. The architecture is fascinating. Definitely way older than stated and way creepier than they promote. Especially that supposed swimming pool in the basement that looks more reminiscent of a place the mafia would use to make people disappear after torturing them. Very strange yet amazing place. Seems to have been made for people much, much larger. Been quite a few times and always twists my mind. And the top of the current city hall looks like it could project a laser beam from the top. My imagination but see for yourself up close the weirdness

[@danielc3412]

Burke Co local reporting in 🫡 Lots of old-world architecture right here in the foothills, too!

[@Preston1704]

@@danielc3412 Right on brother! I live near Morganton and Hickory and often go there just to marvel at what’s left, old pics and postcards show just how much has been lost.

[@Preston1704]

@@Chefhess21 Absolutely creepy! Took a fieldtrip to biltmore way back when I was in middle school, back then I had no idea of these concepts I’m familiar with today but even back then I found the place a bit weird. Wonder how much I’d notice with fresh eyes. Even the smaller towns like Morganton still have pretty substantial architecture, like the nc deaf school and the western Carolina insane asylum (Broughton hospital today) both lookin like old world castles. Hickory still has some old structures mainly in the downtown area, old houses and storefronts, but so much has been lost! Same with Morganton and Asheville hell pretty much everywhere. Of course the logistics are just glossed over from what I’ve read. How did horse and buggy folks build all the crazy buildings before power tools were widely available? and in record time too? We can’t even build one damn bridge in the time it took the old folks to throw up these incredible feats of architecture! Where did all the workers sleep? How bout the horses? Who fed them all? Who paid for all this? Was everyone in town just rich trained masons and metallurgists and glass/wood workers back then? But what do we know right? We wasn’t there haha we’d get thrown in the looney bin for askin questions like this.

[@cathybroughton66]

Excellent exploration OWN, keep fighting the good fight 💗

[@mosmith3026]

I live in Wilmington NC and there's so much here I don't know where to begin

[@jessicajaynenc1202]

Yessssssssss ! Love me Wilmington! He should definitely do a video on that next !

[@zguy5758]

The original post office and the still standing courthouse come to mind for sure. The post office being destroyed under the guise of “not being big enough”, completely criminal.

[@clintmailahn6034]

I just started watching your videos. You have an interesting way of thinking of all this. Nice I have found your channel. Ive studied this and trying to figure the time line in my area. Not sure if you are an Architect however I have figured out the design. Its a continuation of one multiplication. Honestly very simple. Holds every size and design / arch in check. Be glad to have a conversation.

[@wmickinley]

Not an Architect, as you know.

[@ceeswift9241]

Good stuff.. while in North Carolina you should check out Greensboro and Winston. A lot of old world infrastructure was tore down there in the center cities as well

[@Derrell336]

I live in Greensboro I think Winston Salem is a better suggestion

[@davidchase9424]

Ever notice how the slopes/angles of the roofs if these old/gothic/whatever buildings look alot like the Effel Tower, but on a small scale? Like they were used to conduct atmospheric electricity.

[@shawnybee77]

A little bit of sanity before Friday starts. Thank you Chris

[@BostonShovinstuff]

Our favorite Canuck 💪 Thank you for all the work , as usual ! That architecture is friggin phenomenal ... between my framing and roofing experience , this stuff always blows my mind . God bless to you and the future explorers bud 🙏 Hope you guys had good holidays

[@oldworldex]

Hey thank you Boston...always good to see you in here. Family is well thank you for the well wishes..and happy new year to you!!

[@BostonShovinstuff]

@oldworldex 💪 Good to hear bud

[@andreaberryhill6654]

Ooh, Vanderbilt house! Creepy.

[@tiffanyclark3341]

It is creepy. No matter how many times I’ve been some places in there are just weird.

[@helensteen3664]

The Great (now exceeded) Flood Asheville is reported to have occurred July 1916. The area is dotted with reservoirs and lakes many at high elevation with earth dams. I imagine that water power was a factor in its rise as has been in its fall.

[@Grandma7T7]

October 2024

[@helensteen3664]

@@Grandma7T7 September 26/27 th

[@tiffanyclark3341]

It was supposed to be 2 times more than niagra falls !!! It was the power we especially biltmore have flooded many times but this was insane and Fast! Myself and I’m sure many other Never would have called this happening or even think it could be as bad as it was … some of my favorite places growing up still looked like a war zone.

[@helensteen3664]

​@@tiffanyclark3341 Tiffany .. yes I have heard volume estimates but these numbers are misleading and meaningless. Water is given potential energy when stored at high elevation. The relationship for the potential energy per unit volume of water is proportional to its height. It is the case that most of the damage was caused by flash floods and the resulting debris flows. Flash floods occure either when water breaches, overflows or is released from high elevation dams or when high volume run off from steep terrain (these two causes become insepartable in terms of effect). Flash floods present the necessary force to up-root trees and dislodge houses, which become debris flows. Then there is a knock effect as force of the debris is more destructive than the flash flood that produced them. One thing leads to another with on going knock-on effects..

[@juliesunshine333]

I drove my mom to the VA hospital in Asheville,NC in 2004. I remember creeping up to the tippy top o a mountain, having had driven around, and around, and around. It was dizzying, and not just because it was so darn purdy. It was akin to spinning around in place like when we were were little. That’s how kids get ignorant, by the way. They spin. 😵‍💫

[@stephanieesea]

Oookay 😅

[@juliesunshine333]

@@stephanieesea what. You never spun around in a circle as a kid laughing your fool head off until you dropped to ground, smiling? I spin in my car. True stories. I’ve got easy instructions. Ask me and I’ll tell ya.

[@angelbulldog4934]

The Biltmore pool...connected to brothers and pizza. I've visited several times (I'm only a couple hours NE). Didn't know then what I know now. Bonus points if anybody knows the original purpose of cathedrals. Also,Tartarian architecture, because you captured more than one example here.

[@jessicajaynenc1202]

Harnessing free energy ?

[@jessicajaynenc1202]

And yes , as an independent researcher myself , anytime I hear names like Vanderbilt, DuPont , Rockefeller , Biltmore etc etc I already know what time it is .

[@angelbulldog4934]

@@jessicajaynenc1202 That was part of it. Also docking stations for flying ships. The organ in the cathedral actually heals us. So do the bells. (Could that explain the unrepaired Liberty Bell?) Nothing in this realm is as we were taught. Ever notice the similarity between "cathedral" and "cathode"?

[@bigsteakomlete3152]

My question is how did they pull this off at that scale and keep it hidden from the world? We are dealing with something with capabilities far beyond what most think humans are capable of.​@jessicajaynenc1202

[@rzella8022]

@@jessicajaynenc1202 I guess those 13 families were waiting till the Millennial Kingdom was done, and unchained Satan gave them their orders.

[@MegaFrankgarcia]

Hey, Great Video. 1. thing about the dirt road with curbs in the city/town proper is there are probably cobblestone pavers under that dirt, here in Louisville they had cobblestone paver roads but they were so bumpy and hard to steer a cart on that the people at that time covered the cobblestone roads with dirt in order to get traction and for smoother ride. yes I'm talking about the horse & cart days of 1830 ish.

[@trentonjunginger-vm2xi]

That school in the second image looks a lot like modern day Asheville High. I work right behind it, beautiful high school!

[@Babbleonfox]

"Cuz why not?" My favorite.

[@loulou-zd1dz]

The cartoon, 1955 one froggy evening, the building that is being torn down is very familiar looking to me now. Great cartoon too!

[@juliegailjones6733]

Great video!!!❤❤❤

[@withershin]

Basement pools! all the rage for some reason. The pool at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in the basement is still creepy.

[@Grandma7T7]

The High School in Belle Vernon High School always had a creepy feeling, kids said there were secret doors and tunnels connected.

[@miguel--rush]

Gracias muy buen trabajo..! Saludos desde Málaga.

[@ChadGummet]

I live in Asheville would love to add to this. The obelisk "vance monument" was taken down a couple years ago due to the anti history trend. The building with the Parapet: Pack Library I believe was used for other uses over time. Its a shame its gone. Asheville had a hydroelectric dam that ran the Streetcars. The ruins of it are along a Hominy Creek. Grove supposedly had the old Battery Park hotel removed because it blocked his view from his new Hotel. As i understand no body wanted him to take it down so he whittled it into condemnation. A couple things make me struggle with that "construction photo" from the Grove 1) 2 story freestanding brick wall? I could be wrong, but that's not how massive brick walls are built. whats that jagged brown thing from the wall on the left? and Why is the site a death trap? My eyes are tripping looking at the boards in the photo. I dont know why it matters though as The Grove Park Hotel although impressive isn't an Old world structure, unless it was rebuilt from ruins. Grove wanted his hotel to be the one where the presidents stayed. The old Battery Park hotel would have been phenomenal. Apparently they used the massive hill it sat on to raise streets here and there in town. The very strange Grove Park Arcade now sits where that hill was. There is a Vanderbilt Hotel by the library its now the Vanderbilt Apartments. It looks rather ugly compared to how it used to look. They modernized the windows. In the old pictures its a beautiful building. Just an example of how you can remodel the charm right off these buildings. Overlook castle apparently used to have parties. The whole property is surrounded by a tall barbed fence and cameras nowadays. Thanks for the video. I could probably keep on for half a books length.

[@bilcoferentine3567]

Amazing the time lines .the deception we live in.

[@bobgillis1137]

Thanks for your video, just starting it now.

[@martybertoni4959]

2 points of interest for you all. Check out the Picture history book: The German Invasion of Western North Carolina by Jacqueline Burgin Painter (Overmountain Press) about Mountain Park Hotel/ The Patton Hotel in Hot Springs, NC! The story and combined pictures tell ALL. Also on Seally's Castle: The Story that the first 5 American Presidents of the 1900's War gamed here. One of the areas Pre-Pentagon places to Gather and Manipulate. It can be viewed from the Ingles parking Lot on Tunnel Rd. Amazing structure to surround but hard to get close.

[@sarahannsmith3129]

Interesting..... I'm in Asheville and was just in that Ingles yesterday!

[@BradRadford-e8s]

Take Chunns Cove up past the Social security offices? Is that the area you're referring to? It's so snugly recessed into the topography that it's barely even noticed, for sure! But I think it's know where you're referring to...

[@BradRadford-e8s]

​@@sarahannsmith3129Nice to know there's someone here that "gets it"!

[@maryhall6584]

The story when you go on the tour is Vanderbilt hired the best craftsman in the world and they brought in all the farm boys and girls to apprenticeship in crafts so they could complete. Because of the skills they learned they could continue to build out the city

[@oldworldex]

haha love it!

[@FastLaneLyfe]

It’s amazing seeing the old world Asheville and I will be going back to help my friend move this coming weekend. A lot of those buildings are gone. The grove park and the castle on the mountain and biltmore still remains. The tunnel in Asheville has an interesting history and story.

[@SnozBerryQueen]

Wow I live here and I can recognize College st. This is so wild this popped up on my timeline.

[@Presshna]

Great as always!! Thank you!

[@oldworldex]

My pleasure!

[@86shaun]

My grandmother said trains brought building supplies straight to the Biltmore house.

[@sarahannsmith3129]

Yes, I used to work at Biltmore House, and back in the day there was a railroad track running up close to the front of the house.

[@ninney794]

500 people, that was it? Just seems like so much infrastructure and such for only 500. Thanks for sharing, very intriguing!

[@Golden_Age_Of_Sound]

Thank you so much for this video. I live in Boone, but I go down to Asheville for shows often and I’ve wanted to explore this topic.

[@pinupdoll97]

Wilkes county here. It’s so cool to see our areas and the old beautiful photos. Hope you are well and you didn’t have any major loss post Helene.. ❤

[@futurescapeart]

Good grief man , the deeper this library gets the harder to fathom it becomes that thousands of ornate palatial stone structures all went up in record time individually , while all appearing on the scene around the 1890’s simultaneously … Chris I’ve been enjoying your restating of your channel’s overriding set of thesis somewhere within most of your new releases , it’s a solid way to catch new viewers up-to-speed a bit.

[@oldworldex]

Ya that's my aim is to make the hypothesis approachable to people just discovering the concept. The massive volume of structures discovered throughout this journey only bolsters the impossibility of it all..as you say.

[@lesliepickett6441]

The old world architecture that covers the earth sure was beautiful we build ugly garbage now all by plan Asylum = re education camps for those who wouldn’t forget the Truth y’all might like My Lunch Break and Jon Levi too 👀🙋‍♀️thanks I enjoyed this I’m an Appalachian mountain girl much love 💕 seekers

[@cjstarmonkey73]

I visited the old DM, IA state capitol building when I was visiting family last fall. Took a bunch of pictures. Incredible craftsmanship. My birthplace. Lived near Asheville a bit with my now wife from NC. Wasn't into architecture at the time, alas

[@lindarash77]

You're 100% right about the shackles of illusion.

[@thyhandrevolve]

Lived here my whole life. This channel take on history is hog's wash. But I do enjoy the vibe. 😂

[@elim7228]

That swimming pool... 👍🏻 Yeah, definitely if you know - you know. And if you don't- you should have.

[@donnamoss7480]

Just plain old scaffolding did all that No way

[@goodday23456]

@16:41, the Construction site. Didn't that guy on the right on the ladder look like a giant to you?

[@lynnnance2932]

I see it. He looks a lot taller than orhers.

[@guttermonkey100]

Having lived in Asheville for the majority of my life, and watching it turn from a wonderful place to a place overrun with crime homelessness and blight, I found your video interesting. But the recent devastation we've had is been overwhelming and I'm not sure exactly what you were insinuating when you would say things like seems fitting for Asheville and things of that nature. The architecture is obviously beautiful and clearly the skill set was here so I'm not sure why you question that so often in your video.

[@ZiaZan-w3e]

At 9:36 there's only one man in the construction photo. Where are the rest you wonder.... I grew up there and always heard that the house was deconstructed and brought over from Europe. There are some other amazing architectural places like this there as well. I would love to know the true history. Thanks for this. Wow i used to live on Montford Avenue love this photo ❤

[@Lorelei_loves_tractors]

Who were the people that lived in these old world structures and what happened to them before the ma&ons were on scene?

[@shawnybee77]

4:46 those skies are pretty "white"

[@filip-i-9156]

Please do Old World Rockford Illinois

[@lynnjackson-martin1994]

They imported workers that's why they built the village..Just the village was flooded..

[@babysharpMMA]

NC resident here - look forward to your video. I’ve done so much research on olde world NC -- When you dive into it, it doesn’t line up or make sense

[@_Elizabeth_theMaid]

Biltmore indoor pool…I have never been but it’s the only reason I want to go. I’m in Charlotte so it’s just laziness on my part lol one day I will go..

[@tiffanyclark3341]

The pool , the dressing area for the pool and the room directly after the pool with the really odd paintings on the wall are so creepy I’ve been several times since I was a kid and it never feels different just eerie down there

[@jenniferwatt5209]

There is a circular Baptist church building in Waco TX very unusual. I think there is one in Temple TX too.. I remember driving through those areas and those buildings just popping out at me like huh? What's going on here ? I'll have to look them up now.

[@sportsfix6975]

What the heck were the street cars powered from in that pic where they're going down a long suburban street?

[@lindarash77]

😊

[@annmcgillicuddy6195]

he said hydro power plant

[@elim7228]

The power of thought, naturally

[@Samshologram]

Battery Park Hotel … interesting … I feel like this place will hold a lot of secrets

[@cadcamfreak]

With electric trolleys so early in these cities, is there a wonder how they're powered? Aether?

[@thomasallen647]

The black and white photos were purposeful it seems like. I always think of old timey days in black and white. It would be neat to see all these old pics in color, it would be glaringly obvious how weathered everything was.

[@Preston1704]

Also biltmore has history of flooding beside 2024, much of western nc was devastated by a flood in July 1916, biltmore had like millions of dollars in damages several dams bursted.

[@mirobruso]

Suggestion: make one Video with all the US amazing structures built between 1880 and 1899. Population, building time, Pictures, architect (with Focus on their multiple Projects). Greetings from Germany

[@oldworldex]

That would be a long video..there are so many!

[@mirobruso]

@oldworldex maybe do year by year... One for 1881, one for 1882 etc. To me it feels that would be a biiiiiiiig Nail in the Coffin of our lying history

[@BlueBaron3339]

Mostly when I think of Asheville I think of Look Homeward Angel by Thomas Wolfe and the generation who grew up in the shadow of the South's defeat in the Civil War. Two of my grandparents are buried there but they were not city folk. Nearest town to them was Spruce Pine. The major high tech material mined back then was mica for vacuum tubes. I recall folk tales of the Brown Mountain Lights and my mother telling me of ball lightning bouncing around the kitchen sink. I was but an occasional child visitor to what seemed to me a land out of a fairy tale.

[@martentrudeau6948]

Interesting video I enjoyed it. -- I know we are not well informed and most likely misinformed about our history, we should question the historical narrative we were taught in schools and in the mainstream media. Thank you for your viewpoint.

[@HaHaroni]

Woah! Wait a minute. What makes you think that the guys that get everything for free knew how to build a giant obelisk out of natural concrete? Is it because they put a plaque on it? I'd like to see some background information on this assumption.

[@davidchase9424]

Anderson Cooper is a Vanderbilt

[@robbycrumpton5560]

We won't hold that against the Vanderbilts!

[@Ashevillain]

The Biltmore house itself did not experience flooding , however all around it did

[@Barnabus33]

Nice video...what advice can you give me on finding old photos of my city kingsport tn?? I can't find much

[@oldworldex]

start with cardcow.com. get the postcards..the search the buildings you find on the postcards..

[@Barnabus33]

@oldworldex thank you....

[@Gnomesmakemesmile]

I live in Kingsport and have found many pictures on Pinterest. Supposedly America's largest Elm tree was near Rotherwood in late 1800s

[@Barnabus33]

@Gnomesmakemesmile thanks for the info...

[@MyDarren13]

Great research, same building facades, decor as Genoa or Budapest

[@tinathene]

So that last one with the ornate detailing supposedly built in 1892 looks to me like the style of ornamentation that the Chicago Architect Louis Sullivan was known for. Also that “interesting” light colored storefront facade was probably glazed terracotta - an another Chicago thing.

[@doctorofart]

Really great

[@reflow8365]

FYI, the Biltmore house/mansion did not sustain flood damage in 2024 Hurricane Helen; it's on high ground; structures on the larger estate on lower ground close to the French Broad River did sustain damage; once again, the rich people get all the breaks

[@kya9895]

Alternate story on the Biltmore - a group came from Europe with map coordinates & asked locals if there was any known structures in that region. They went to look & purchased the land.

[@crapster]

Asheville is a cool place to visit.

[@Fakeplanetbuster]

hello all my flat earth friends

[@TheGuyMullins]

Yes, Asheville, North Carolina has a strong Masonic presence, including the Asheville Masonic Temple and several lodges: Asheville Masonic Temple A historic building designed by Freemason Richard Sharp Smith and built in 1913. The temple is a gathering place for local Masons and hosts events for the community. It's also a center for the arts and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Lodges Several lodges are located in Asheville, including: Mt. Hermon Lodge #118: Founded in 1828, this lodge meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM Veritas Lodge #769: This lodge meets on the fourth Wednesday of odd months at 7:00 PM Nichols-West Asheville Lodge #650: This lodge meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 PM Biltmore Lodge #446: This lodge meets every Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM

[@sharonlesley901]

It is a shame they destroyed all those old buildings, that kind of architect showed craftsmanship that has been lost forever. Steel and concrete and plastic Americas speciality.

[@jamessharpe6699]

What's left of it after The perfect Storm

[@whirlofbliss5925]

His name just happens to be Wonderbuilt 😏=Vanderbilt

[@matthewpohlman]

I don't know about the indoor swimming pool. Can somebody let me in on the secret?

[@murphyjulian7393]

It wasn’t a pool for swimming, more like torture from what I’ve learned so far but I could be wrong

[@matthewpohlman]

@murphyjulian7393 Thank you! Wouldn't doubt that one bit.

[@JesusIsKingAndSavior]

@@matthewpohlman The story is weird. Anderson Cooper (the creepy newscaster) is a Vanderbilt by birth. There's a series of creepy paintings of children and one of them looks like him in the face in that exact looking pool in an odd position. People who visit the pool room on the tour have reported getting waves of fear and anxiety - some with weird visions. Mind Unveiled channel has a whole episode on the mansion. There's info out there if you search for it. Dark vibes.

[@RachelSmith-vm2jt]

​@@murphyjulian7393you're not wrong

[@lisaw6855]

illegal and illicit underage ... 'stuff'.

[@lauriefisher1854]

Biltmore House built by European craftsmen imported to build it. Obelisk was removed in '20 by BLM pressure

[@shannonwanless6561]

Genuinely confused here - are you saying the buildings in AVL were built long before they say they were? The video isn't newbie friendly - it's like you're winking at your friends going "you know." But the whole video confused me on what theory you are offering.

[@oldworldex]

Sorry about that. Try this one.. and thanks for watching. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q16knJiHhJ1ogaM

[@AidanSanderson-re1oc]

Theres a huge old building here in Vancouver Canada on Main St. Outside there's a new sign on it that says heritage building. Heritage Hall. I think it's worthy of an episode. How can a huge old building like this have such a small wiki page?

[@oldworldex]

Built to be a post office in 1914...we are told.

[@AidanSanderson-re1oc]

@oldworldex Yes I saw that. I will go visit this building soon. No way a structure like this was built to be post office way back when the population was so small.

[@dontbeadogsbody3564]

Hmmm. Is this why they were flooded?

[@childofthekingjesusmylord8715]

They destroyed all the pure wickedness so you never know what they really did

[@TheBinaryHappiness]

9:00 sadly, i know. and i can never un-know it

[@KylePS88]

So, what are we getting at here? Did the natives have cities that Europeans took over after the natives died of European disease? And the natives that survived were the ones that left the cities and became nomadic?