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.
Black and white photo image of the baseball park with the Whittake- Glessner steel mills in the background. 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. In 1909 the Whitaker Iron Works, the Laughlin Nail Works and the Portsmouth Steel Company combined to form the Whitaker-Glessner Company.
Photo image of the baseball park in New Boston. 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. The stacks of the nearby Steel Mill are seen in the background.
Black and white aerial view of Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
Photo image of a scene in Millbrook Park: A pair are walking away into the trees. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
Colorized image of a scene in Millbrook Park including 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.
Colorized image of the pavilion in Millbrook Park. The pavilion was built in 1902 from the lumber of the demolished city jail at Front and Washington Streets. The building had bowling alleys, a soda parlor with pool tables, a rifle range, and even a full sized ice skating rink on the second floor.
Black and white photo image of the pavilion in Millbrook Park. The pavilion was built in 1902 from the lumber of the demolished city jail at Front and Washington Streets. The building had bowling alleys, a soda parlor with pool tables, a rifle range, and even a full sized ice skating rink on the second floor.
Photo image of Millbrook Park's spillway. The spillway's water came from the overflow of the lake. The structure was about twenty feet wide with ten inch steps running down one hundred and fifty feet. The water made a cascade that fell thirty feet making, quite a spectacle.
Black and white photo image of the spillway in Millbrook Park. The spillway's water came from the overflow of the lake. The structure was about twenty feet wide with ten inch steps running down one hundred and fifty feet. The water made a cascade that fell thirty feet, making quite a spectacle.
Photo image of the Casino in Millbrook Park. This building was actually a theater located just inside the park gates at 4200 Rhodes Avenue. It was built in 1905 with a seating capacity of five hundred. The Casino was the prime social gathering place in New Boston in the early 1900's. Plays, films, and concerts were shown all year for entertainment.
