Colored image of Burt & Hall Building at the southeast corner of Chillicothe and Third (3rd) Streets. Opened in 1899 as a men's clothing store Burt, Hall, & Co., it held various offices and organizations before 1922 when Lewis Furniture moved in. From about 2012 until 2016 the Elite Institute of Cosmetics was in the building. Shawnee State University acquired the building in 2017.
Tinted image of the steamboat in the river. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. On her maiden trip, October, 1898, she left Portsmouth and sank when she hit a snag at the mouth of the Scioto River. She was raised and repaired and ran the Cincinnati-Pomeroy-Charleston trades until 1925 when she collided with the Chris Greene and sank.
Lightly tinted photo of the Glenwood High School on Glenwood Avenue in New Boston. Devoss & Donaldson, Architects. Completed in 1918, graduated first class in 1919. Was sold to South Central Ohio Educational Service Center in 2012.
Sepia photo image of Ben Hur Hall, and city block with crowds and autos, Fifth (5th) and Chillicothe Streets. In the Portsmouth City Directory of 1918, The Smoke House address is 503 Chillicothe Street.
Colorized photo image of the Sun Theater at 835 Gallia Street. This had formerly been the Orpheum Theater. It was sold and renamed The Sun in about 1914 and closed in 1915.
Colorized image of Burt & Hall Building at the southeast corner of Chillicothe and Third (3rd) Streets. Opened in 1899 as a men's clothing store Burt, Hall & Co., it held various offices and organizations before 1922 when Lewis Furniture moved in. From about 2012 until 2016 the Elite Institute of Cosmetics was in the building. Shawnee State University acquired the building in 2017.
