Colorized image of the pavilion in Millbrook Park. The pavilion was built in 1902 from the lumber of the demolished city jail at Front and Washington Streets. The building had bowling alleys, a soda parlor with pool tables, a rifle range, and even a full sized ice skating rink on the second floor.
Colorized lithographic image of the M. E. Church on Sixth (6th) Street with tree in front of the building, facing the street. The church was established in 1853. This building was razed in 1927.
Photo image of a scene in Millbrook Park: A pair are walking away into the trees. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
Black and white photo image of the lakeside spillway in Millbrook Park with three women sitting on a bench on one of the pathways. The spillway's water came from the overflow of the lake. The structure was about twenty feet wide with ten inch steps running down one hundred and fifty feet. The water made a cascade that fell thirty feet making, quite a spectacle.
Sepia tone photo image of the pavilion at Millbrook Park. The building was two stories with a full sized roller rink on the second floor. The first floor had a bowling alley and other game tables.
Colorized image of the Driving Park in Portsmouth. It was located on the Basham Farm, owned by Thomas J. Basham near the Burgess Steel Mill in New Boston in the ealry 1900's. The Driving Park was created in 1902 and hosted motorcycle and horse races.
Black and white photo image of the pavilion in Millbrook Park. The pavilion was built in 1902 from the lumber of the demolished city jail at Front and Washington Streets. The building had bowling alleys, a soda parlor with pool tables, a rifle range, and even a full sized ice skating rink on the second floor.
Colorized lithographic image of Millbrook Park depicting a lake and building in background. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres.
Colorized image of the Casino n Millbrook Park. This building was actually a theater located just inside the park gates at 4200 Rhodes Avenue. It was built in 1905 with a seating capacity of five hundred. The Casino was the prime social gathering place in New Boston in the early 1900's. Plays, films, and concerts were shown all year for entertainment.
Black and white photo image of the lake in Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
