Asheville, North Carolina, home of Vanderbilt’s Biltmore Estate and the five star resort hotel, The Grove Park Inn, is now one of the most popular places to retire, relocate, or purchase a second home in the Eastern United States. In the early part of the 20th Century, millionaires and well-healed tourists chose Asheville as their getaway. West Asheville, once the downtown district, is undergoing an exciting revitalization. The quiet streets of Montford, close to present day downtown, have unde.