On this page some text is misplaced and does not match the picture close to it.
Also, the shopping mall did not happen downtown.
The top left is looking south on Chillicothe with the National Bank Building at the left.
The top right is looking west on Gallia Street from Bond Street. The dark building with the Pepsi sign has had many different uses through the years; in 2020 it is home of the Russell D. Williams American Legion 471.
The bottom left is looking north on Chillicothe Street from Seventh (7th) Street.
The bottom right shows Shawnee State College and is looking south east from Second (2nd) and Chillicothe Street.
The image on the left is looking north on Chillicothe Street from Third (3rd). In about the center of the photograph is a three-story building with dormer windows on the roof. This is the Grand Opera House built in 1895. It suffered damage from a fire in 1914 and was rebuilt to be used by the Kresge dime or ten cent store for many years. The date "1890" is a typo error.
The one on the right is the same scene in 1980 when the Kresge store looks white.
Second (2nd) Street looking east from Market Street with some unidentified individuals and a trolley car on the left. The building at the right in both photographs is the Hotel Washington, built in 1901.
A more modern image of the street is on the right. The Washington is still stands, but now it is part of the Riverview Retirement Center.
The top left is looking south on Chillicothe Street showing the first half of the National Bank Building. Because the National Bank Building first half was built in 1912, the date of "1900" on the left is a typo error.
The picture at the top right is looking east on Gallia Street with the Kricker Building on the left facing the Esplanade on right.
The bottom picture is also looking east on Gallia Street showing the Roy Rogers Esplanade and facing the Esplanade is the Montgomery Ward Building, now a bank.
Both images are of Chillicothe Street looking north from Grant Bridge. The Turley Building is on the right while Corner Book Store is on the left corner. The Turley Building was built in 1905 at Chillicothe and Second (2nd) Streets by Leslie Turley. In 1906 it held the First National Bank and several other businesses. The Checker Store was there from 1952 to 1973. It was razed in 1973 for the expansion of Shawnee State University. The "1900" date is a typo error.
The image on the right is from 1980.
The left image shows the distinctive roof line of the Washington Hotel in the distance. The right image is the same view in 1980 but the Washington's roof line has been undated.
On the left is Second (2nd) Street when the Portsmouth Banking Company was located at Second (2nd) and Court in the Elks Building as it was known in 1898.
On the right is the 1810 House on Waller Street near Kinney's Lane. It was the home of the Aaron Kinney family and is now a museum that is operated by the local Historical Society.
Looking south on Chillicothe in the early 1900's shows Hass Mens Clothing at the corner of Fifth (5th). The Masonic Temple with Bragdon's Dry Goods sign on the side stands at the corner of Fourth (4th). This Masonic Temple was built in 1906, partially burned in 1925, was rebuilt to only four floors and became Kobackers 1928-1971, and then Desco Federal Credit Union about 1980. The date "1900" is a typo error.
The white steepled building on the left side of Washington is the Bigelow United Methodist Church located at 415 Fourth (4th).
The church on the right of Washington is the German Evangelical Church at the corner of Fifth (5th).
(left) The second Portsmouth Masonic Temple Building was built in 1906 (the "1900" date is a typo error) at Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets. It was heavily damaged by fire December 6, 1925, and was rebuilt to only four floors. It became Kobackers Department Store 1928-1971 and has been Desco Credit Union since 1981.
(right) The Third Portsmouth Masonic Temple at Chillicothe and Sixth (6th) Streets was built in 1928 and stands at nine floors.
The H. Leet & Company planing mill was located on the corner of Ninth (9th) and Washington Streets at 913 Washington.
The Portsmouth Transfer Company was actually the start for the Craigmile's Furniture Company which was located at 936 Gallia Street. Both of these businesses closed before 2000.
