Black & white photo image of the hotel. Purchased by the Richardson brothers July 14, 1926, the Hotel James became the Hotel Biltmore in 1939, and by the 50's it was known as the Cooper Hotel. It was destroyed by fire in the early 1970's. (9th Street)
Black & white photo image of the Garden Theater built in 1925 at 718 Chillicothe Street. Roy Rogers appeared live on stage in 1939 (History of Movie Theaters in Portsmouth, Ohio by Bill Glockner) It closed in about 1958 and was torn down for the construction of the Kroger Store.
Black & white photo image of the Anderson Brothers Co. Department Store at 301-309 Chillicothe Street after two floors were added in 1925. Anderson's was here from 1899 until 1937 when Sears Roebuck Department Store moved in. Sears closed in about 1983 and the building was later remodeled into apartments.
Black & white photo of the Hotel Hurth on the corner of Chillicothe and Third (3rd) Streets. Built in 1923 by Adolph Hurth, it had 107 rooms with adjoining baths with hot and cold running water. It also had a barber shop, a pressing room and a restaurant. The building has been used as senior citizen apartments since 1982.
Black & white image of athletic field as if seen from the air. Mr Simon Labold, president of the First National Bank, donated land for baseball, football, etc. in 1929. The stadium built there was known as Universal, Municipal, and Spartan Stadium.
Sepia tone photo image of the Portsmouth Savings & Loan Co. located at 843 Gallia Street. The number "6" on the sidelights of the door indicate 6% paid on savings. The Portsmouth Savings & Loan Company was incorporated in 1891 with officers: Dr. George Fisher, Pres., A. J. Fuller, Vice Pres., W.C. Silcox, Treasurer, Volney R. Row, Secretary, and J.P. Purdum, Attorney.
Black & white photo image of Harding Elementary School built in 1930 on Harding Avenue at the corner of Buckley Avenue. The Harding building was razed in 2006 after the opening of the new East Portsmouth Elementary School in Sciotoville.
Colorized photo image of the residence on the right and the hospital on the left. Both were on Eighth (8th) Street near Chillicothe Street. Dr. Schirmann built the hospital in 1920. It was renamed Smith-Everett Hospital by Dr. Charles Smith and Dr. Clyde Everett in 1946. It was expanded as Southern Hills Hospital from 1962 until it closed in 1987. In 1988 it opened at a residential home for seniors named Hempstead Manor.
Colorized faded image of the Dreamland Swimming Pool along with many people. The pool was located at 1229 Kendall Avenue and opened around 1929 in Portsmouth.
Colorized photo image of the Devil's Den near South Portsmouth in Greenup County, Kentucky. It is a small burrow in the forest overlooking the river toward Portsmouth. Interestingly enough, on Groundhog day in the 1960's, the groundhog, Portsmouth Pete, would venture out of the Devil's Den. It was his home.
