Peerless Skating Rink, Massie Block, Portsmouth, O

Title

Peerless Skating Rink, Massie Block, Portsmouth, O

Description

Blue tinted photo image of the Massey block building at the southwest corner of Second (2nd) and Market Streets built in 1850. It was razed in 1936 for a gasoline station to be built on the site. The Portsmouth Times January 19, 1936 referring to the Massie Block: "The third floor was devoted to boxing shows in later years and the late Si Straus and Sid Cockerell conducted a skating rink on the third floor when skating was all the craze."

Creator

H.A.Lorberg, Publisher

Date

1850-1936

Contributor

Donated by the family of Jeanne Collis-Johnston

Format

9 x 14 cm postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library