Black and white photo negative of Chillicothe Street during the 1937 Flood. Visible buildings along Chillicothe Street: Lewis Furniture, Denton's, Sears, The National Bank, and Zoellner's Jewelry.
Sepia tone photo image of flooded Chillicothe Street looking north. In the 1937 City Directory, some businesses listed on the west side of Chillicothe include: Atlas Fashions at 307-309, Richmond Brothers Men's Clothing at 311, and Kobacker's Department Store at 401-405 Chillicothe.
Sepia tone photo image of the Empress Theater at the south west corner Gallia and Chillicothe Streets (619 Chillicothe) during the 1937 flood. From 1908 to 1922 this was the Arcana Theater, but was known at the Empress Theater from 1926 to 1937 according to the Portsmouth City Directories.
Black & white photo image of Westland Theater at 627 Second Street during the 1937 flood. It was managed by Gail Russell and was listed in the Portsmouth City Directories from 1926 to 1947.
Black and white photo image of the La Roy Theatre during the 1937 flood. The building was located at 848 Gallia Street. It opened in 1926 to a crowd of thousands, according to a Portsmouth Times article. The building was razed in 1974 to widen Gay Street.
Photo image of Gallia Street opposite the post office during the 1937 flood. The Firestone Auto Supply & Service Store was located at 1400-1410 Gallia Street.
