Tinted image of the roller coaster in Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing the 85 acre park in 1899. It was severely damaged by the flood and was totally dismantled by 1935.
Colored photo image of the Portsmouth High built in 1912 to replace the Davis High School on the corner of Gallia and Waller Streets. It was closed in 2006 and razed in 2007.
Sepia tone photo image of the Washington House built in 1901 at the corner of Second (2nd) and Market Streets. The room rate was $3.00 per day in 1903 (Evans history of Scioto County) From 1939 to 1956 it was known as the Milner Hotel. In 1979 the Washington House became part of the Riverview Retirement Center serving the elderly and handicapped.
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.
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.
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.
