Slightly green tinted image of park and hills. York Park, named for Levi D. York, was located on the Ohio River Bank on Front Street between Chillicothe Street and Washington Street in the early 1900's.
Colorized photo image of the Majestic Theatre located at the corner of Sixth (6th) and Chillicothe Streets in the former Methodist Church building. It opened around 1916 and was only listed in the 1918 City Directory. It was demolished for the construction of Portsmouth's third Masonic Temple Building in 1928.
Black & white photo image of the Norfolk & Western Depot at Tenth (10th) and Waller Streets. It was used from 1901 until the new terminal was constructed at Sixteenth (16th) and Findlay in 1931. This location was used for storage until it was razed in 1968.
Black and white photo image tri split for the three scenes; Spillway, Greenlawn cottage, and houseboats on the Ohio River. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
Black and White Photo image of the old stone Post Office used from 1891 - 1936. Located at the corner of Gallia & Chillicothe Streets, it was expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
Reddish tone photo Image of the C & O Bridge at Sciotoville towards Kentucky. Completed in 1917, the C & O Northern Railroad Bridge is the longest continuous truss railroad bridge ever built. The distance between the Ohio and the Kentucky shores is 1,600 feet.
Tinted image of Holy Redeemer church at 1325 Gallia Street. Holy Redeemer was started when the need arose for the separation of the English and German-speaking congregations. In 1853 the Irish Catholic congregation built the first Holy Redeemer building on Sixth (6th) Street. This building was constructed on 1905 on Gallia Street.
