Colorized Photo image of Chaffin's Mill on Pine Creek in Vernon Township near present day Lyra. Reuben Chaffin owned the mill from 1830 until 1863. The Detroit, Toledo, & Ironton Railroad was built through Vernon Township in 1902.
Black and white photo image of the Driving Park in Portsmouth which was located on the Basham farm, owned by Thomas J. Basham near the Burgess Steel Mill in New Boston in the early 1900's. The Driving Park was created in 1902 and hosted motorcycle and horse races.
Colorized photo image of the Y.M.C.A. at the corner of Gallia and Norfolk Streets. It was built by the N & W Railroad for railroad employees' overnight sleeping rooms. It was closed in 1960 and razed in 1968.
Black and white photo of the interior of the Gims & Bierly Grocery at 1029 Findlay Street in about 1908. The Portsmouth City Directory of 1908-09 lists the George D. Gims residence at 1027 Findlay.
Black and white photo illustration of the LaRoy Theater at 848 Gallia Street. The name LaRoy came from the owners' names, Simon Labold and Dan W. Conroy. It opened in 1926 to a crowd of thousands according to a Portsmouth Times article. The building was razed in 1974 to widen Gay Street. The Carmichael & Millspaugh Co., Architects.
