Downtown in Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Shopping Daze

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 23, 2022

1. Shopping Daze Marker

Inscription. Asheville's bustling, cosmopolitan scene in the 1920s led to the opening of many department stores and exclusive shops along these three blocks of Haywood Street. For fifty years the area thrived until suburban malls lured shoppers away. Revitalization began in the 1980s, bring an eclectic mix of retail, commercial, and residential development.

Erected by Asheville Downtown Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 35° 35.759′ N, 82° 33.299′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Haywood Street and West Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south on Haywood Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 46 Haywood St, Asheville NC 28801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Anne Penland (within shouting distance of this marker); Jimmie Rodgers (within shouting distance of this marker); Flat Iron Architecture (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Hilltop (about 400 feet away); Raphael Guastavino (about 500 feet away); Sweet Harmonies

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(about 500 feet away); Shifting Landscapes (about 500 feet away); Appalachian Stage (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 23, 2022

2. Shopping Daze Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 10, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on November 12, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.