There are four scenes shown. Scene One: Boating on the Lake in Millbrook Park. This was perhaps the most popular of the activities to do in the park. Scene Two: The Skating Pavilion of the park. Scene Three: The concrete "Y" Bridge in Millbrook Park. Scene Four: The baseball Grand Stand and grounds. Portsmouth's own major league team would play games on the field in the park.
The Gilbert Grocery Company was established by Martin B. Gilbert in 1832 at 167 West Front Street. He ran the business until his death in 1887. Mrs. Gilbert and the other partners moved the company to the Damarin building at 199-203 West Front street in 1890. The building shown on the left of this page, at 50-54 West Second (2nd) Street, was built for the Gilbert Grocery Company in 1898. In October 1910 a fire destroyed it. On the right is the new structure at 640-648 Second (2nd) Street which held Gilbert Grocery Company until it closed. West End Electric has been in the building since about 1980.
Opened in 1898 at Chillicothe and Third (3rd) Streets, the Anderson Brothers Company first was a home factory shoe store, but later they added dry goods. In 1925 the two top floors were added to the Anderson Brothers Department Store building. From 1935 to 1984 the building was home to Sears, Roebuck & Company. After Sears closed it was remodeled into the Park apartments.
The building on the left was T. M. Patterson Book Bindery Company at 159 West Front Street where Thomas McNutt Patterson opened his business in 1866. The image at the center bottom shows the T. M. Patterson Paper Box Company at 709 Front Street where it continued until it closed. The upper right image was possibly another site the Patterson business was located.
The Ohio Stove Company, incorporated in 1872, manufactured heating and cooking stoves at 11th (Eleventh) Street between Washington Street and Chillicothe Street. By the 1950's the business stopped making stoves and moved toward commercial grey iron casting in the same locaton. In 1972, on the company's 100th anniversary, the name was changed to OSCO Industries.
The Irving Drew Shoe Company manufactured women's shoes. The image on the left is the main office welt and turn factory at 1658- 1662 Eleventh (11th) Street.
The image on the right is the Speciality McKay Factory of the Irving Drew Shoe Company at 533-537 Front Street.
