Colorized image of a child and a sign promoting Portsmouth industries and services. The scene shown on the sign is West Second (2nd) Street in the early 1900's.
Colorized image of Gallia Square in Portsmouth. Government Square, or Gallia Square, or Upper Market Square, or the Esplanade where Gallia Street meets Chillicothe Street. The Kricker Building shows through the trees at the left. Built by George Kricker in 1893, it held the Portsmouth City Offices, a bank, grocery, jewelry, business college and other businesses.
Colorized photo image on Chillicothe Street showing the Old Stone Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe and the Sixth (6th) Street Methodist Church at the corner of Sixth (6th) and Chillicothe. The Post Office was built in 1891, expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store. The Sixth (6th) Street Methodist church building was razed in 1928 for the construction of the Masonic Temple.
Color tinted image of the Davis school building at the corner of Gallia & Waller Streets. It had been the home of George Davis before being used as a school from 1902 to 1910. It was razed in 1912 for the construction of the new PHS.
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.
