Picturesque Portsmouth, Ohio: The Casino, Millbrook

Title

Picturesque Portsmouth, Ohio: The Casino, Millbrook

Description

Green tinted 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.

Creator

H. A. Lorberg, publisher, Portsmouth, Ohio

Date

Early 1900's

Contributor

Scan donated by Paul O'Neill from the Bill Glockner Collection

Format

9 x 14 cm scanned postcard

Coverage

New Boston, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Paul O'Neill