Colorized Image of Government Square on Gallia Street. Views of Columbia Theatre, Moeller meat Market, and Whites Jewelers. The tall white building in the center is the First National Bank before it was doubled in size in about 1924.
Colorized Image of the Steel Mill in New Boston Along the Ohio River. The mill was known as Whitaker-Glessner Company from 1909 to 1920 and Wheeling Steel Corporation from 1920 to 1946. For four years after 1946 the name was Portsmouth Steel Corporation.
Colorized image of the Union Street school building at the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) & Union Streets. It was completed in 1877 and remodeled in 1910. On January 8, 1929 the school was destroyed by fire, thought to be intentionally set. The U S Grant School, built the next year, replaced the Union Street School.
Colorized image of the Wilson School which was built in 1927 on Campbell Avenue between Sixth (6th) & Seventh (7th) Streets. It was the first elementary school to have a gymnasium. Closed in 2006, it was razed in 2007.
Colorized image of the Second (2nd) Street School built in 1850 on the southwest corner of Second (2nd) and Chillicothe Streets. It was razed in 1917 and replaced by the new Henry Massie School.
Colorized image of the Highland School building on Hutchins Street across from Mound Park, before the addition in 1907. In 1956 it was razed after the new Highland School was built on the playground area.
Colorized image of the Garfield School building, which was built in 1915 at the corner of Gallia Street & Mabert Road. It was enlarged in 1919 and a gymnasium was added in 1957. It closed in 1975 and in 1976 the Scioto County Commissioners bought it. The Vern Riffe School is in the building now.
Colorized image of the Garfield School building which was built in 1915 at the corner of Gallia Street & Mabert Road. It was enlarged in 1919 and a gymnasium was added in 1957. It closed in 1975 and in 1976 the Scioto County Commissioners bought it. The Vern Riffe School is in the building now.
Colorized image of the Portsmouth High School building, which was built in 1912 to replace the old Davis High School at the same location. It was closed in 2006 and razed in 2007.
