Colorized photo image of Gallia Street looking west toward Chillicothe Street. In the 1920 Portsmouth City Directory, Frank J Baker's Shoe Store was at 845 Gallia Street.
Black & white photo image of the first automobile in Scioto County, owned by R. Stanley Prichard in 1902. George Appel and Frank Kendall are also in the car. This card promotes Mr. Prichard for County Recorder in 1930.
Black & white drawing of Gallia Street north side, looking east. Shown from left are: The Security Savings Bank at 825-827, Otto Zoellner & Brothers Jewelry at 829, Kline's (ladies wear) at 831-833, and The Sun Theater at 835 Gallia Street. Listings from the 1922 Portsmouth City Directory.
Sepia tone photo image of the Portsmouth Savings & Loan Co. located at 843 Gallia Street. The number "6" on the sidelights of the door indicate 6% paid on savings. The Portsmouth Savings & Loan Company was incorporated in 1891 with officers: Dr. George Fisher, Pres., A. J. Fuller, Vice Pres., W.C. Silcox, Treasurer, Volney R. Row, Secretary, and J.P. Purdum, Attorney.
Black & white photo image of the Garden Theater built in 1925 at 718 Chillicothe Street. Roy Rogers appeared live on stage in 1939 (History of Movie Theaters in Portsmouth, Ohio by Bill Glockner) It closed in about 1958 and was torn down for the construction of the Kroger Store.
Colorized image of Burt & Hall Building at the southeast corner of Chillicothe and Third (3rd) Streets. Opened in 1899 as a men's clothing store Burt, Hall & Co., it held various offices and organizations before 1922 when Lewis Furniture moved in. From about 2012 until 2016 the Elite Institute of Cosmetics was in the building. Shawnee State University acquired the building in 2017.
Black & white photo image of flood waters at the corner of Chillicothe and Gallia Streets. The view shows the First National Band Building fronting on Chillicothe Street and a row boat on flooded Gallia Street.
Sepia tone photo image of the First National Bank building and the Lyric Theater on flooded Chillicothe Street. This may be the 1913 flood because this half of the bank was completed in 1912 and the Lyric Theater was razed about 1923.
Colorized photo image of the bank building at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets. This view shows the 1924 addition on the south side after the Lyric Theater was razed.