Colorized image of the baseball park in Portsmouth. The ball park was home to the "Shoemakers," the Portsmouth team of the Ohio State League. It had a large covered grandstand for spectators to view the games. The ball diamond was beside the roller coaster in Millbrook Park.
Colorized image of a rowboat with people on the lake in Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. The lake in the park had several canals stemming from it. People could walk across white, interlaced metal bridges to cross the waterways. The walkways and bridges were lined with many benches to allow visitors places to rest.
Colorized image of a rowboat on the lake in Millbrook Park. A concrete bridge is in the background. 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 by allowing easy access for park-goers
