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unusual facts about Biltmore


Biltmore Beacon

The word "Biltmore" is said to have been coined by George Washington Vanderbilt II in the 1890s when he had Biltmore House constructed, see Biltmore Estate.


Belleview-Biltmore Hotel

In preparation for his 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue tour, musician Bob Dylan spent much of April rehearsing at the Belleview Biltmore with his troupe.

Biltmore Farms

In addition to his involvement with Biltmore Farms promoting the sustainable growth of Western North Carolina, Cecil has served as Chairman of Mission Health System and Hospital, Vice-Chair of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, and Secretary of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

Biltmore Village

Biltmore Village, formerly Best, is a small village that is now entirely in the city limits of Asheville, North Carolina.

Chauncey Beadle

Two of his important collaborators at Biltmore were Charles Lawrence Boynton and Frank Ellis Boynton.

Christopher Gross

In 1990, he opened Christopher's and Christopher's Bistro, in the Biltmore area, and in 1998, he opened Christopher's Fermier Brasserie & Paola’s Wine Bar in Biltmore Fashion Park.

Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel

Johnny Weissmuller, prior to his tree-swinging days in Hollywood, broke the world record at the Biltmore pool and was a swimming instructor.

Russ Morgan

A few of these engagements were at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles; Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, California; Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago; Aragon and Trianon, Chicago; Strand, Chicago; the Statler Hotel, New York; Orpheum, Los Angeles; Palladium, Hollywood; to name a few.

Santo Trafficante, Jr.

As a leading member of the syndicate, it was suspected that he also had behind-the-scenes interests in other syndicate-owned Cuban gambling casinos namely, the Hotel Habana Riviera, the Tropicana Club, the Sevilla-Biltmore, the Capri Hotel Casino, the Commodoro, the Deauville, and the Havana Hilton.

Top Girls

During the 2007-2008 New York theatre season, Manhattan Theatre Club presented the play at the Biltmore Theatre in a production starring Mary Catherine Garrison, Mary Beth Hurt, Jennifer Ikeda, Elizabeth Marvel, Martha Plimpton, Ana Reeder, and Marisa Tomei.

U.S. Route 25 in North Carolina

Passing over the Swannanoa River, US 25 enters the downtown area along McDowell Street then onto Southside Avenue and Biltmore Avenue.

WOXL-FM

In the meantime, some of the other applicants for the license had merged together to form a group called Biltmore Forest Radio Inc., headed up by US House Representative Mel Watt.


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