Black & white photograph.
Known as Upper Market in 1913, the view is looking west on Gallia, toward Chillicothe Street. Note the Post Office Building on the right, with its distinct round construction. The area was later renamed the Roy Rogers Esplanade.
Black & white photograph.
View looking east on Gallia Street from the downtown area. The view most likely from the tallest building, the First National Bank Building,Chillicothe Street on the southeast corner of Gallia Street.
Sepia tone photo of the old stone Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets during flood. The post office 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. Across Chillicothe Street the sign says "Marting Bros & Co."
Photo image of the second Portsmouth Engine Company located on Gallia Street. The first building was located at the southwest corner of Third (3rd) and Jefferson Streets.
black & white photo image of the tabernacle interior showing empty benches, posts supporting ceiling framework, electric lights, crowd seated in distant section. The tabernacle was located at the corner of Gallia and Lincoln Streets and extended south to Seventh (7th) Street. It was built in five days by local volunteers and was opened to the public on December 29, 1910. The Billy Sunday campaign in Portsmouth lasted 6 weeks.
