Colorized photo image of the second Masonic Temple in Portsmouth. Built in 1906 on the north west corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets, it was nearly leveled by fire in December 1925. It was rebuilt to only four floors and became Kobackers Department Store in 1928. The store closed in 1971 and Desco Credit Union acquired the building in about 1981.
Black and white image of the New Scioto Memorial grounds on Twenty-Seventh (27th) Street. It was opened in 1968. In the 1980's Southern Hills, Mercy, and Scioto Memorial merged as Southern Ohio Medical Center.
Color photo of the new Scioto Memorial Hospital on Twenty-Seventh (27th) Street as it opened in 1968. In the 1980's Southern Hills, Mercy, and Scioto Memorial hospitals merged as Southern Ohio Medical Center.
Black and white photo image of the Sun Theater Building at 835 Gallia Street. The signs on this building in other photos were "Vaudeville" and "Orpheum."
This view does not show the Kricker Building built by George Kricker in 1893 which held Portsmouth City offices, the Business College, and many other businesses. It was farther to the west on Gallia Street adjacent to the Old Stone Post Office.
Photo mage of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: The News-Advertiser, headline for the Portsmouth Times, from June 7, 1933; Ad for the Dayline of Ohio Canal Packets from between Cleveland and Portsmouth
Black & white photo of the N & W Depot located at Tenth (10th) and Waller Streets, in use from 1901 to 1931 when the new passenger station was opened. This building was used for storage until it was razed in 1968.
