Colored photo image of the Biggs House on the southwest corner of Front and Market Streets. The United States Hotel was constructed on this site in 1831, but was destroyed by fire in 1860. The Taylor House replaced it, but also burned in 1871. The larger Biggs House was built on the site and opened in 1872. It was a grand hotel from 1872 until the early 1900's. The Union Mission purchased the Biggs in 1931 and it served as a shelter for transient men for many years. The Scioto Memorial Hospital acquired the hotel in 1978 and it was renovated at apartments for the elderly known as the Riverview Retirement Center, which also includes the re-modeled Washington House.
Blue tinted photo image of the Massey block building at the southwest corner of Second (2nd) and Market Streets built in 1850. It was razed in 1936 for a gasoline station to be built on the site. The Portsmouth Times January 19, 1936 referring to the Massie Block: "The third floor was devoted to boxing shows in later years and the late Si Straus and Sid Cockerell conducted a skating rink on the third floor when skating was all the craze."
Black and white photo of Second (2nd) Street looking west of Chillicothe Street. The building at Second and Court Streets at the left was the Elks Building in 1898 and later in 1916 it was the Eagle's Hall. The distinctive roof line of the Washington Hotel is visible in the distance on the left side on Second (2nd) Street.
Sepia toned photo image of the Anderson Brothers Department Store at 301-309 Chillicothe Street. Anderson's was open from 1899 until 1935 when Sears Roebuck Department Store moved in. Two floors were added to the building in 1925. Sears closed in about 1983 and the building was later remodeled into Park Senior Apartments.
Colored cartoon drawings frame a sepia tone photo of the river or a lake surrounded by trees. Printed under the photo: "Gay life in the city is all right for a time, But I'll take the country and the simple life for mine."
Black and white photo image of the Sun Theater Building at 835 Gallia Street. The signs on this building in other photos were "Vaudeville" and "Orpheum."
This view does not show the Kricker Building built by George Kricker in 1893 which held Portsmouth City offices, the Business College, and many other businesses. It was farther to the west on Gallia Street adjacent to the Old Stone Post Office.
Tinted image of the Excelsior Shoe factory at the corner of Gallia Street and Campbell Avenue. The company began in 1889, moved to Gay and Third (3rd) Streets in 1893 and in 1913 this factory was built. In 1935 Williams Manufacturing purchased the building.
Black and white image of the Irving Drew factory. The 1915 Portsmouth City Directory lists locations of the Irving Drew Company as 533-537 Front Street and 1658-1662 Eleventh (11th) Street.
Colorized photo image of Millbrook Lake. Levi York began developing the 85 acre Millbrook Park in 1899. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
