Preservationists, Neighbors Plan To 'Wrap' Site Of Proposed Charlotte St. Development - a podcast by Blue Ridge Public Radio - BPR News

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On April 19th 1980, citizens of Asheville rallied to stop a swath of downtown from becoming a shopping mall. They tied together pieces of cloth and outlined the proposed 11-block development, calling it "The Wrap." Preservationists and community activists are bringing back that same method to save a historic stretch of the Charlotte Street neighborhood.

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