Tinted photo image of the Lyric Theater 426 Chillicothe Street with the elaborate sculptured peacock above the arched lobby entrance. It opened in 1912 and seated 450 people. The Lyric was razed in 1924 for the expansion of the First National Bank next door.
Tinted photo image of the Columbia Theater at 832 Gallia Street. It opened in 1910 with a peak seating capacity of 1000. The original admission price was five cents. It was wired for sound in 1928 and closed in 1983.
Black & white photo image of the Exhibit Theater at 916 Gallia Street as listed in the Portsmouth City Directory from 1914 to 1924. In 1926 and 1928 the listing is Dal-Mar Theater.
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.
Black & white photo image of the Law's Hollywood Theater, opened by George Law in 1925 at 820 Gallia Street. It had a seating capacity of 600 and a six-piece orchestra. Law's was later sold and renamed the Lyric, making two Lyric theaters (one was in New Boston) until the early 1950's. The Gallia Street Lyric was razed in 1959.
Black & white photo image of the Eastland Theater at 1804 Eleventh (11th) Street at the corner of Hutchins Street. It opened in 1920 and was still listed in the 1954 Portsmouth City Directory.
Black & white photo image of Westland Theater at 627 Second Street during the 1937 flood. It was managed by Gail Russell and was listed in the Portsmouth City Directories from 1926 to 1947.
Sepia tone photo image of the Empress Theater at the south west corner Gallia and Chillicothe Streets (619 Chillicothe) during the 1937 flood. From 1908 to 1922 this was the Arcana Theater, but was known at the Empress Theater from 1926 to 1937 according to the Portsmouth City Directories.
Colorized photo image of Gallia Street looking west toward Chillicothe Street. In the 1920 Portsmouth City Directory, Frank J Baker's Shoe Store was at 845 Gallia Street.
Black & white photo image of the first automobile in Scioto County, owned by R. Stanley Prichard in 1902. George Appel and Frank Kendall are also in the car. This card promotes Mr. Prichard for County Recorder in 1930.
Black & white drawing of Gallia Street north side, looking east. Shown from left are: The Security Savings Bank at 825-827, Otto Zoellner & Brothers Jewelry at 829, Kline's (ladies wear) at 831-833, and The Sun Theater at 835 Gallia Street. Listings from the 1922 Portsmouth City Directory.
