Plans to turn Asheville’s historic Flatiron Building into an 80-room hotel are still on hold. City Council is expected to vote next week on the proposal. The history and context of the building's construction echoes the current trend playing out today -- a shift toward urban development. The Flatiron was constructed in 1926, and in those days, the eight-story building was considered a skyscraper. The wedge-shaped structure is a snapshot of the trends playing out in Asheville at the time, and