Colorized image of Government Square looking west. Government Square, or Gallia Square, or Upper Market Square, or the Esplanade where Gallia Street meets Chillicothe Street.
Colorized image of the corner of Government Square (the Gallia Street Esplanade.) At the forefront is the Kricker Building or city building facing Gallia Street. Built by George Kricker in 1893, it held a bank, grocery, Portsmouth City Offices, jeweler, business college on the third floor, and various other businesses.
Black and white photo image of Gallia Street Esplanade during the 1913 Flood. The building in the very back is the Smoke House building used as the Ben Hur Hall facing Chillicothe at the corner of Fifth Street. On the left, the Columbia Theater is at 832 Gallia and Security Savings Bank is on the corner at 828 Gallia.
Photo image of the Gallia Street Esplanade looking east away from Chillicothe Street. On the right is the Security Savings Bank at 828 Gallia and the Columbia Theater at 832 Gallia Street. The Kricker Building is at the left. There are also two men in a boat in the center of the image.
Black & white photo image of Chillicothe Street. Pictured are: Anderson Brothers located at 301 Chillicothe Street
Bragdon's located at 406 Chillicothe Street
Lyric Theater located at 426 Chillicothe Street, and the new National Bank Building at left on the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets.
Framed image of Gallia Street in Portsmouth, a cornered view of Government Square (the Gallia Street Esplanade). The Government Building (Kricker Building) is shown facing Gallia Street Esplanade. The Chamber of Commerce, Portsmouth City Offices, a bank, grocery, jeweler, business college, and many other businesses were located in this building built by George Kricker in 1893.
Image of the Kricker Building which held Graham's Business College, Portsmouth city offices, grocery, bank, jeweler, and many other business. It was located at 815 Gallia Street facing Government Square (the Esplanade). Built by George Kricker in 1893, it was also known as the City Building.
Black and white photo image of unknown individuals standing in front of a stall with "Piedmont Cigarettes" on the front of it for the Frank Stanton Smoke House. On the back, it says the picture was taken during the Korn Karnival in Portsmouth. Also written is several years and the address for the smokehouse, mostly at 503 Chillicothe Street.
