1936 Map of Asheville

About this map

Asheville serves as the hub of this mid-1930s landscape, where the French Broad River and Swannanoa River meet near the Southern RR junction. The map illustrates a city in transition, showing the early suburban development of Biltmore Forest and West Asheville alongside major institutional landmarks like the Biltmore House and Columbia College. Transportation patterns are well-defined by the convergence of U S Highway No 70 and U S Highway No 25, while the surrounding terrain is marked by family-named landmarks and essential community sites, including Eliada Orphans Home and the County Prison. To the south, the Pisghah National Forest begins to take shape, featuring the Bent Creek U S Forest Service Experiment Station. This survey, compiled from aerial photographs by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Geological Survey, preserves the specific layout of neighborhoods, cemeteries like Violet Hill Cem, and industrial sites before the post-war expansion of the Blue Ridge region.