Black and white photo of Second (2nd) Street looking west of Chillicothe Street. The building at Second and Court Streets at the left was the Elks Building in 1898 and later in 1916 it was the Eagle's Hall. The distinctive roof line of the Washington Hotel is visible in the distance on the left side on Second (2nd) Street.
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."
Sepia tone photo image of the Washington House built in 1901 at the corner of Second (2nd) and Market Streets. The room rate was $3.00 per day in 1903 (Evans history of Scioto County) From 1939 to 1956 it was known as the Milner Hotel. In 1979 the Washington House became part of the Riverview Retirement Center serving the elderly and handicapped.
Colored photo image of the Portsmouth High built in 1912 to replace the Davis High School on the corner of Gallia and Waller Streets. It was closed in 2006 and razed in 2007.
Tinted image of the roller coaster in Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing the 85 acre park in 1899. It was severely damaged by the flood and was totally dismantled by 1935.
Colorized photo image of Chillicothe Street looking south from the corner of Sixth Street. At the left is the Old Stone Post Office at the corner of Chillicothe and Gallia, and across Gallia is the new National Bank Building at 428 Chillicothe. On the right the Ohio Valley Bank is at 519 Chillicothe and W.A. Pepper is at 517 Chillicothe.
Colorized photo image of the Old Stone Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets before it was expanded in 1914. The Post Office was built in 1891, expanded in 1914, and razed in 1956 for the construction of the five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
Colorized photo image of the Campbell Avenue School located between Sixth (6th) and Seventh (7th) Streets on Campbell Avenue. The original eight rooms were built in 1899 and four rooms were added in 1909. The 24 room Woodrow Wilson School was built on the site in 1927.
Black and white photo image of the Sixth (6th) Street School. On July 15, 1867 the former home of Judge William Salter was deeded to the school board and used as a residence for the school superintendent. It was later remodeled as a school building and ready for classes by January of 1868. In June of 1871 the Board of Education began building a new high school.
