Colorized photo image of the The Irving Drew Company factory building. The 1920 Portsmouth City Directory lists Irving Drew Company locations at 1658-1662 Eleventh (11th) Street and 533-537 Front Street.
Black and white photo image of the pavilion. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. It was totally dismantled by 1935.
Black and White photo image of Bond Street School building at the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) & Bond Streets. Twelve rooms served elementary students from 1906 to 1939. It was razed in 1948 for construction of Albers Supermarket.
Colorized image of the factory. The 1920 Portsmouth City Directory lists the locations of the Irving Drew Company at 1658-1662 Eleventh (11th) Street and 533-537 Front Street. This image is the Welt and Turn Factory at 1658-1662 Eleventh (11th) Street according to "Illustrated and Descriptive Portsmouth, Ohio" a publication of the early 1900's.
Colorized image of the lake. 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 Irving Drew Company. The 1915 Portsmouth City Directory lists locations of the Irving Drew Company as 533-537 Front Street and 1658-1662 Eleventh Street. The message side of the postcard is an order confirmation.
Colortone Image of the old stone post office building before expansion in 1914. It was completed in 1891 at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets, expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for the construction on a five story Mongtomery-Ward Department Store.
Colorized Image of the old stone Post Office before expansion in 1914. It was built in 1899 at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets, and razed in 1956.
Colorized Image of the park featuring the ball field. The land was donated to the city of Portsmouth in 1918 by Simon Labold. Mound Park was named for the remaining part of the elaborate earthworks originally found on the site. The nine acres are surrounded by Grant Street, Seventh (17th) Street and Hutchins Street. The Scioto County Children's Home, built here in 1877, was razed and replaced by the present shelter house.
