The Awesome History of Asheville, North Carolina

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@EZD856 6 ай бұрын

I live in Asheville, I love your show as I grew up in Long Island. I hope you come back soon, there’s so much you could cover here. Anyway, thanks for giving Asheville the spotlight.

@conniedelio 6 ай бұрын

Hi Tom’s mom! You must be one incredible lady to have raised such a Renaissance Man!

@jamepearson 6 ай бұрын

Enjoyed it indeed. A breath of fresh air to see you do a country side tour, leaving the bright lights of the big cities temporarily behind. The Pips would had felt threaten, feeling potential competition with that Midnight Train to Georgia verse you sang. Great job!

@ScottKeels 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video, Tom. I’ve lived in the area for over 45 years. When my family moved here in the mid-1970’s Asheville was mostly boarded up and unused. As I recall, Asheville was the most indebted city in the US for many decades following the Great Depression. Next time you’re back for a visit, check out the Black Mountain College museum in Asheville. There were many famous artists and instructors at BMC such as Joseph Albers and Buckminster Fuller, and many with NYC connections. BMC operated from 1933-1957 at what is now Blue Ridge Assembly and Camp Rockmont, which was built by E.W. Grove near the Grove Stone quarry. Shortly before his death, E.W. Grove began building a planned town called Grovemont in Swannanoa. Sadly neither the town nor the 11-story Grove Arcade Tower were completed. Also, remains of Raphael Guastavino’s house and tile kiln are located outside of Black Mountain at his former estate, now called Christmont.

@nadiac3319 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for connecting the Guastavino dots for me. I went to Christmount camp as a teenager and they told us ghost stories about the italian man who used to live there and was a sommelier. Obviously they got a lot wrong....Spanish and a renowned architect. LOL. Never did put two and two together. :)

@charlottec244 6 ай бұрын

We do have a beautiful state here in NC. Next time visit Boone, NC, which is less that 2 hours from Asheville. A great little mountain/college town that is less touristy than Asheville.

@mikedrown2721 6 ай бұрын

Our new Dodge 330 was bought at Brown and Graham Motors at the bottom of the hill way back in 1964

@eugenedimitrov 6 ай бұрын

Another awesome tour and pretty interesting city I guess!your mum is quite proud of you that she's raised so intelligent, decent and just a cool guy !!!!

@sharonfahrer3279 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the shoutout. I learned a few things from your tour. Just a mention the Buncombe County courthouse was designed by Milburn, Hester and Company from DC. Also Chill tonic was about drinking quinine as a preventative to malaria.

@SugarWildflower-si4ox 6 ай бұрын

Piggy boys and turkey boys 😂😂😂 you are a trip Tom. I have brother who lives in Asheville been living there for at least 25 years. He loves it.

@sjmazzoli 6 ай бұрын

excellent choice Professor

@tejida815 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Tom’s mom!

@Alex-fx5es 6 ай бұрын

She's a pro with the camera

@HARRIS816 2 ай бұрын

Excellent information ❤

@Sqsq909 6 ай бұрын

I like your moms b roll. Cool video!

@mycle2000 6 ай бұрын

Thx, Tom, its nice to see your eyes with your Mom behind the camera :) well, another big name of a famous (certainly in the music world) resident: Bob Moog! exactly, the inventor/developer of the Moog synthesizer ... talked to his wife once (when he was away) lovely lady.

@allenthibault9523 6 ай бұрын

Hey Tom , hey Tom's mom .welcome!😎✌❤

@RR-bd4bm 6 ай бұрын

Wow! And you'd think history only exists in New York... Thanks, Tom!

@NiKiMa023 6 ай бұрын

WHAT!? I just thought he forgot to put the Y in NYC

6 ай бұрын

The famous Zelda died here? They should give her a statue.

@nychacker 6 ай бұрын

never expected you to do North Carolina video.

@pichirisu 6 ай бұрын

Sweet, now mention all of the gentrification of Asheville like you do for nyc.

@tiamarrow6366 6 ай бұрын

I actually just moved to Greensboro NC last year after spending my whole life on Long Island.

@johnfriel-uj2zs 6 ай бұрын

😊 Thanks For Bringing Us On The Road😊

@timk7073 4 ай бұрын

Tom. I love the fact that your mom filmed this episode! I am not much older than you and miss my dear late mother every single day. Keep up the great work! Your channel rules.

@robyndavis3043 6 ай бұрын

When my parents were alive, they kept telling me that they wanted to “retire” in Asheville (from living in Far Rockaway, NY)😊

@eth39232 6 ай бұрын

My family lived in Asheville 1972 to 1981. My parents purchased an 1800 square foot home with a full basement in North Asheville near Beaver Lake in 1972 for $45,000. My father lost his job in 1981 because of management change at his employer; we had to move out of the state; and they sold the house for $80,000. In April of this year, that same house sold for $800,000.

@rcvitals 6 ай бұрын

Love the show, been following you since last year. I live close by, wished I could've met you. Maybe next time. Keep doing your thing.

@WayneGray-m6e 6 ай бұрын

What about Biltmore!!!!!

@mikedrown2721 6 ай бұрын

That's a beautiful Victorian city Tom. Are you going to come up to Toronto ever? Thanks Tom

@michaelmcdermott5329 6 ай бұрын

Asheville is a cool place for sure. I was a little surprised about the amount of homeless people there. But it seems common now in any town USA.

@gunkrock 3 ай бұрын

cool to see someone who doesn't live here that's knowledgeable, was skating a pack square while you were filming this

@johnj6689 3 ай бұрын

A chunk of New Yorker's migrated to Florida then drift up here. They own a vacation home or own a condominium or house they rent out. When you hear people complain about "Floridians" in Asheville and real estate?...it's these people.

@Lgm4375 6 ай бұрын

Grove Park Inn is beautiful, as well

@joycehenderson3875 6 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Next time please visit the Cove.

@douglaslucas7612 4 ай бұрын

30 years ago assville.. was a ghost town, then San Diego folks immigrated

@tjtampa214 6 ай бұрын

Sobering statement (for you personally and many people) - "You can't go home again." I am assuming you mean NYC as you knew it (and same for CA for others).

@FrankBatista55 6 ай бұрын

I was just there,good IPA’s at Hickory Tarvern

@wen6519 6 ай бұрын

Yaaaas finally a place i actually know in the show 🙌🏽 please interview an author on the ppalachia region and civil rights in western NC 👏🏽 also isnt it wild that Greensboro has the civil rights museum, and the town right over, Winston-Salem, has a statue of the daughters of the confederacy literally downtown? Spooked the ish out of me. Its like a reminder that we might have won, but them people are just waiting.

@joedettwiler421 6 ай бұрын

Don't forget about Moog

@clifforddean232 6 ай бұрын

Hi Mom. :)

@Ashevillain 4 ай бұрын

I am remodeling the Battery Park Hotel right now

@skyemathews8986 5 ай бұрын

thanks

@andrewfischer8564 6 ай бұрын

5:35 I want to make a joke about thats not wall street and battery. i dont see the customs house or the bull?

@jeannedouglas9912 5 ай бұрын

Your right. No energy so to speak in this Asheville tour of yours.

@3506Dodge 6 ай бұрын

The past is not "work to do." The past happened and we can't make it unhappen. We don't have the ability to travel in time.

@dissidentfairy4264 6 ай бұрын

You cut your hair! Did you cut it to impress mom? Or did she whack it off after you went to visit her? lol I happen to like long hair but it looks cute on you:-) Your mom did a wonderful job on the video footage, and Asheville is very beautiful. Enjoy your visit:-) 🌲🌳🌿☘🍀🍃