Green tinted photo image of the Casino in Millbrook Park. This building was actually a theater located just inside the park gates at 4200 Rhodes Avenue. It was built in 1905 with a seating capacity of five hundred. The Casino was the prime social gathering place in New Boston in the early 1900's. Plays, films, and concerts were shown all year for entertainment.
Colorized photo image of the Casino in Millbrook Park.This building was actually a theater located just inside the park gates at 4200 Rhodes Avenue. It was built in 1905 with a seating capacity of five hundred. The Casino was the prime social gathering place in New Boston in the early 1900's. Plays, films, and concerts were shown all year for entertainment.
Colorized image of a concrete bridge in Millbrook Park.Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. York had walkways traveling throughout the entire park. The concrete bridges were illuminated by electric lights on steel arches that were anchored on concrete piers. They all lead to and from the pavilion, and were illuminated allowing easy access for park-goers.
Colorized image of Lincoln School located on the northwest corner of Kinneys Lane & Waller Street. It was opened in 1914 and enlarged in 1922. Lincoln was Portsmouth's first integrated elementary because of overcrowding at the Washington School in 1953. The building was closed in 2000 and razed in 2003. The location is now the SOMC Cancer Center.
Black and white photo image of the Garfield School. The building was built in 1915 at the corner of Gallia Street & Mabert Road. It was enlarged in 1919 and a gymnasium was added in 1957. It closed in 1975 and in 1976 the Scioto County Commissioners bought it. The Vern Riffe School is in the building now.
Black & White Photo Image addressed and stamped on back. The first unit of this building at Third (3rd) and Gay Streets was built in 1895 and was expanded in 1906. The congregation was later known as the First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ.
Colored image of church building at Third (3rd) and Gay Streets. A few people are sitting on the steps. The first unit of this building was built in 1895 and was expanded in 1906. The congregation was later known as the First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ.
Black and white photo image of the Fourth (4th) Street School. The ten room school building was built in 1838 on the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) and Court Streets. The founder of Portsmouth, Henry Massie, donated the lots for the school to be built. This was the beginning of public education in Portsmouth. In 1930, the Fourth Street School was replaced by the George D. Scudder School.
