Colorized photo image of the Majestic Theatre, Portsmouth, Ohio located at the corner of Sixth (6th) and Chillicothe Streets. It opened around 1916 and was only listed in the 1918 City Directory. Originally the building was a Methodist Church. It was razed in 1929 for the construction of Portsmouth's third Masonic Temple Building.
Colorized photo image of the Chillicothe Street entrance of the old stone Post Office and the National Bank at the right facing Gallia Street. The Post Office building 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.
Colorized photo image of Firestone Tires and Auto Service and the Pioneer Oil Station, the first gas station in Portsmouth, Ohio, located at the corner of Gallia and Offnere Sts.
Black and white photo image of Ben Hur Hall at the corner of Chillicothe and Fifth (5th) Streets. The Smoke House Building, facing the Esplanade, was used as a meeting place for many groups throughout Portsmouth.
Colorized photo image of Bigelow M. E. Church located at 415 Washington Street since 1858. Bigelow was named after Russell H. Bigelow, 1793-1835. He was a Methodist circuit rider, missionary to Indians, and chaplain of Ohio Penitentiary. As of 1984, the non-denominational congregation is known as Bigelow Church
Colorized photo image of scanned scrapbook page 10. Color postcard depicting the Ye Olde Mill, Portsmouth, O. or Dixon Mill located on the West Side. Typed paragraph tells of the waters of the Ohio Canal flowing through the mill as well as Pop Corn Point to the south, a fun summer place near the waterway.
