In the first decade of the 20th century Brevard had two large hotels, plus numerous small hotels and boarding houses.  John McMinn built the Aethelwold

Frank Clement and Thelma Ashworth inside Clement Jewelry. Brevard has been the home of a number of jewelry shops since the early 1900s.  The earliest

Rice Furniture opened on June 1, 1968 making it the longest running current retail business in downtown Brevard.  Edwin Rice began in the business as

This week Picturing the Past will look inside a few of Brevard’s former department stores.  General stores had been popular in most communities in the

Last week’s Picturing the Past mentioned that Smith’s Barber Shop also had a women’s department.  According to Smith’s obituary, Dock Ramsey’s wife managed that part

Hart’s Barber Shop on East Main St. was a busy place in 1953. Notice the shoe shine stand in the back left. Like drug stores

Since the early 1900s downtown Brevard has been home to numerous cafes and restaurants.  The earliest mention of a local restaurant found in the Sylvan

In the early to mid-1900s small towns often had two or three drug stores.  They offered medication prepared by a pharmacist and first aid supplies. 

Girl Scouts planting a tree near the school on South Broad Street in 1925. Beulah May Zachary is 8th from the left. Beulah May Zachary

Toxaway Inn in its heyday. Last week Picturing the Past looked back at Transylvania County in 1912, 1927, and 1937.  This week the journey to