tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365863649498552242.post260662508828643671..comments2024-01-29T10:19:46.957-05:00Comments on Alberto A Lopez: Live Life Like Vanderbuilt - A New Year's Resolutionalbertoalopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01993782226348320330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365863649498552242.post-78371896969101965622014-01-02T12:39:12.896-05:002014-01-02T12:39:12.896-05:00Great points Tom.
I still struggle to fully compr...Great points Tom. <br />I still struggle to fully comprehend the magnitude of their accomplishments; especially when considering how long ago it all happened. <br />I must visit the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina.albertoalopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01993782226348320330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365863649498552242.post-36548648732632936372014-01-02T09:00:17.745-05:002014-01-02T09:00:17.745-05:00The grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt----George Van...The grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt----George Vanderbilt---came to Asheville, NC in 1888, fell in love with the mountains, came back to build his Biltmore House and Estate---over 100,000 acres when it opened in 1895.<br /><br />The house and the estate(which has shrunk to about 25,000 acres) have survived through the years, and today is one of the most visited tourist spots in the USA!<br /><br />I have the good fortune to live in Asheville, and am an annual pass holder to visit the estate---and each time I go through the house, I am further inspired at what an entrepreneurial mind can do and to enjoy the fruits of those labors.<br /><br />The son of Cornelius---William Henry Vanderbilt---doubled his father's fortune, as he also had quite an entrepreneurial mind.<br /><br />The two grandsons of George Vanderbilt---Bill Cecil and George Cecil---are to be commended for keeping and maintaining the Biltmore House and the estate---which has now been split between the two brothers, and their families are now prospering in their separate family businesses!<br /><br />Kudos to both, and a feather in the cap for Asheville, NC, and western N. C.!!!<br /><br />Tom E. Muncy, CBIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com