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Mountaineer Motor Tours will take you on a tour of Asheville, North Carolina in a 1923 Ford Model T!

See Asheville with a local in a car that lets you experience the splendor of Asheville's golden age, the 1920s.

10/30/2026

Fire Station Pack Square - est. 1970s. Check out the plexiglass detail around the base of the Jackson Building for the Western Carolina Bank. Photo courtesy of fire historian, Jack Ramsey. I think we need a then/now from this same vantage point with a modern fire engine!

10/29/2026

Mt. Zion Church from the back of the Foundry Hotel. Beautiful brickwork by James Vester Miller - one of Asheville’s first African-American brick masons and contractors. After working on Biltmore, he had a prolific career building many of the city’s new buildings during the 1920s. This is only a preview - Line•Of•Sight•tech and I are working on a deep dive history of the architecture of this magnificent building.

10/28/2026

Thank you to everyone that came out or tuned in online last night to hear The History of Fred Seely’s Overlook Castle, part of the Asheville Moh History Hour programming series! It means a lot that you choose to spend your time learning Asheville’s history. If you haven’t yet visited the Asheville Museum of History, I highly encourage you to check out their new exhibit, Builders in the Land of The Sky. Photo by Camilla Calnan

10/27/2026

Join us TONIGHT from 6-7pm in person at the Reuter Center of OLLI at UNC Asheville UNC Asheville or virtually via the Asheville Moh Zoom feed to learn about the history of Asheville’s majestic home, Fred Seely’s “Overlook” Castle. Just in time for Halloween, we even have Seely Castle t-shirts available for purchase at the program this evening for $15, printed and designed locally by Image 420. Hope to see you there! Link to tickets for in person/online in the comment section.

10/26/2026

Join us TOMORROW (10/27) from 6-7pm at the Reuter Center on the UNCA campus for the history of Fred Seely’s “Overlook” Castle, part of the Asheville Moh History Hour educational series. The photos above are from “The Summit” the annual yearbook of Asheville-Biltmore College, a two year junior college that would eventually become UNC Asheville Why did a junior college move into a castle built by an influential Asheville businessman? Join us Tuesday to find out! Link to tickets in the comment section.

10/25/2026

Join me this Tuesday, 10/27, at The History Hour of Asheville Moh to learn the history of Fred Seely’s “Overlook” Castle. We’ll talk about the history of the mountain, Fred Seely and his father-in-law, Edwin Wiley Grove and the building of one of Asheville’s most unique residences. If you’ve been curious about this majestic structure that sits at the top of Town Mountain Road, you can join us in person at the Reuter Center on the campus of UNCA or virtually by Zoom (it will be broadcast live). Link to tickets is down in the comments. This is the culmination of several years of work, which is ongoing! Photo by Line•Of•Sight•tech Tim Burchfield.

10/24/2026

Line•Of•Sight•tech has created something truly special for us today! In the summer of 1943, at that time Major Robert Morgan (later Colonel Morgan) had just achieved a milestone achievement of completing 25 aerial combat missions in the European theater. He was sent back to the United States for a war bond tour and when back in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, decided to show off a little bit for the locals. This led to one of the more epic urban legends that it turns out, is true! Watch the reel until the end to learn more!

10/23/2026

Come join us tomorrow morning Saturday 10/24 from 8:30am to 10am for MMT Locals day at the Estes-Winn Antique Car Museum in Grovewood Village. We’ll have free coffee and donuts, admission is always free and come hang out! Thank you to the awesome Asheville community that keeps asking for more history and supporting us. I’ve been told my tours can be too long and I didn’t realize it until this tour 😂 Thanks to my good friend Line•Of•Sight•tech Tim Burchfield for always capturing the magic.

10/22/2026

Asheville architect Anthony Lord took this photo from the top of the Buncombe County courthouse in February 1961 looking down on College Street, east towards Beaucatcher Mountain. You can see a Winn Dixie grocery store on the lower left hand side, as well as the former Asheville High School (designed by Anthony’s father William Lord, completed in 1919) later known as David Millard Jr. High School at the corner of College and Oak St (location of Forvis - Mazars accounting firm at 1 Oak Plaza). One thing that is interesting is that you notice there were multiple grocery and hardware stores in downtown Asheville, today there are virtually none. The second picture was taken this month by Tim Burchfield at Line•Of•Sight•tech Photo one is house in the Buncombe County Special Collections at Pack Library.

10/17/2026

Line•Of•Sight•tech Tim captured some incredible shots yesterday. The first photo in the carousel is of downtown Asheville in the late 40s early 50s looking from Pack Square, to the northeast of city/county plaza. As you look over on the north side, the areas of Market and Oak streets from College street are vastly different today. Much of that had to do with the do with the construction of the crosstown expressway that took out many houses in this area and later would cut through Beaucatcher Mountain. Photo 1 is courtesy of Buncombe County Special collections at Pack Library. It was taken from an airplane.

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