Park Views: W. T. Weaver Park

This entry is part of Park Views, an Asheville Parks & Recreation series that explores the history of the city’s public parks and community centers – and the mountain spirit that helped make them the unique spaces they are today. Read more from the series. Named for the man who played a large role [...]

Park Views: Ray L. Kisiah Park

This entry is part of Park Views, an Asheville Parks & Recreation series that explores the history of the city’s public parks and community centers – and the mountain spirit that helped make them the unique spaces they are today. Read more from the series. When Ray Kisiah became the director of Asheville Parks [...]

Park Views: Asheville Skatepark

This entry is part of Park Views, an Asheville Parks & Recreation series that explores the history of the city’s public parks and community centers – and the mountain spirit that helped make them the unique spaces they are today. Read more from the series. As Asheville’s oldest parks turned 100 years-old in the [...]

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Park Views: Haw Creek and Masters Parks

This entry is part of Park Views, an Asheville Parks & Recreation series that explores the history of the city’s public parks and community centers – and the mountain spirit that helped make them the unique spaces they are today. Read more from the series. The best public parks are shaped by the neighbors [...]

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Park Views: Griffing Boulevard Rose Garden and Sunset Park

This entry is part of Park Views, an Asheville Parks & Recreation series that explores the history of the city’s public parks and community centers – and the mountain spirit that helped make them the unique spaces they are today. Read more from the series. When North Asheville’s neighborhoods were developed in the early 20th [...]

people enjoying cookout at Malvern HIlls Park

Park Views: Malvern Hills Park

This entry is part of Park Views, an Asheville Parks & Recreation series that explores the history of the city’s public parks and community centers – and the mountain spirit that helped make them the unique spaces they are today. Read more from the series. West Asheville was incorporated as an independent [...]

postcard view of Pritchard Park

Park Views: Pritchard Park

This entry is part of Park Views, a weekly Asheville Parks & Recreation series that explores the history of the city’s public parks and community centers – and the mountain spirit that helped make them the unique spaces they are today. Read more from the series and follow APR [...]

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