Colortone Image of the old stone post office building before expansion in 1914. It was completed in 1891 at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets, expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for the construction on a five story Mongtomery-Ward Department Store.
Black and White Photo Image of the Irving Drew Company. The 1915 Portsmouth City Directory lists locations of the Irving Drew Company as 533-537 Front Street and 1658-1662 Eleventh Street. The message side of the postcard is an order confirmation.
Colorized image of the lake. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
Colorized image of the factory. The 1920 Portsmouth City Directory lists the locations of the Irving Drew Company at 1658-1662 Eleventh (11th) Street and 533-537 Front Street. This image is the Welt and Turn Factory at 1658-1662 Eleventh (11th) Street according to "Illustrated and Descriptive Portsmouth, Ohio" a publication of the early 1900's.
Black and White photo image of Bond Street School building at the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) & Bond Streets. Twelve rooms served elementary students from 1906 to 1939. It was razed in 1948 for construction of Albers Supermarket.
Black and white photo image of the pavilion. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. It was totally dismantled by 1935.
Colorized photo image of the The Irving Drew Company factory building. The 1920 Portsmouth City Directory lists Irving Drew Company locations at 1658-1662 Eleventh (11th) Street and 533-537 Front Street.
A colorized photo image of the north side of Government Square(the Esplanade) on Gallia Street. The gray stone building at left is the old Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets. It was completed in 1891, expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
The flag is flying over the city building (Kricker Building) built by George Kricker in 1893. The Kricker Building held Portsmouth City Offices, a bank, grocery, jeweler, business college, and many other businesses
Black and white image of the bank building at the south east corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets. This is the first half completed in 1912. In about 1924 an identical addition was added on the south side where the Lyric Theater had stood.
