Echols: Visiting the Biltmore — before Hurricane Helene
The Biltmore House (in a pre-hurricane photo) is closed indefinitely. The house itself sustained little to no damage, but the entrance to the property has been so severely pummeled it is not passable. (Chuck Burton/AP file)
Candace Echols
Candace Echols is a Midtown resident, wife, and mother of five. A regular contributor to The Daily Memphian, she is a freelance writer who also recently published her first book, the children’s book “Josephine and the Quarantine.”
“As utterly wonderful as a place may be, it really is the people who are the heartbeat behind it.” Now the North Carolina mansion is closed indefinitely.
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