Portsmouth Ohio's Yesteryears ... Thanks Carol & Clay V!

Portsmouth, Ohio Yester Years updated  3 Feb. 2013

Glockners in the 1940's Coal Fleet on the Ohio near Portsmouth Portsmouth Library in 1905 Portsmouth Library interior Labold Athletic field, Portsmouth, OH Portsmouth 2nd Street in the1960s Portsmouth Fire Company in the 1920s Portsmouth Fire Company No. 2 about 1900s Portsmouth City Hospital Smith-Everett Hospital The Schirmann Hospital Hempstead Hospital, built in 1925, stood behind the Portsmouth General hospital and a little to the north. When the General hospital was built it then was then used as offices for the hospital. 1941 Portsmouth General Hospital built in 1918 or 20 it closed as a hospital in 1968. It then became Elmwood Village and after that was used as a low income rental. It was torn down in 2007 Portsmouth Warf abt 1913 Portsmouth Eagles Home in 1943 York Hills Hills abt 1906 1932 Portsmouth Spartans Portsmouth Municipal Stadium 1930 Portsmouth Municipal Stadium Abt 1911 looking east on 2nd Street from corner of Market Street note Washington Hotel on the right. Washington Hotel about 1912 Washington Hotel, Portsmouth, Ohio At the time this picture was taken the population of Portsmouth was 50,000. January 28, 1933 Washington hotel was sold under the hammer to Portsmouth Banking Co., for $16,150.  Portsmouth Times Portsmouth Tracy Park early 1900's Portsmouth Tracy Park early 1900's Portsmouth Tracy Park Entrance to Greenlawn Cemetery abt. 1907 Turly Block c 1907 Masonic Building earl 1900s The Portsmouth-Columbus Club Company Stock Certificate       Does any one know which flood this picture was taken? Portsmouth 1861 Reese Hamburger Shop in Sciotoville N & W RR map 1927 note location of the Portsmouth Stove & Range Company at right hand bottom of map. Lincoln Street looking south Market Square looking north c 1880   Market Square looking South with Washington Hotel at end near the center about 1906 Portsmouth Market Street 1906 looking south with Washington Hotel at end near the center Market Street Street about 1908 looking north Portsmouth 2nd Street Looking West 1911 The building on the right, now an empty lot, was Lantz Drug Store Ardzle Tea Room 732 Sixth Street, Portsmouth, Ohio Rail Road YMCA about 1906 on Gallia at Buch Street     Bonzo Brothers Dairy, Franklin Furnace bottle caps 1948 Portsmouth City Lines Transit Token Former Greyhound Bus Station Aug 2008, now demolished. Greyhound Bus Station in 1950s Portsmouth Greyhound Bus Station interior abt 1945 Billy Sunday Tabernacle 8th & Lincoln Streets Billy Sunday, William Ashley Sunday, one of America's most famous evangelists, was born in Ames, Iowa. He was hated for his strong stand against alcohol, gambling, and dancing. Billy Sunday (1862-1935), was a professional baseball player from 1883 to 1891 for Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia teams. He was converted through the street preaching of Harry Monroe of the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago. He left a $5,000 a year salary as a baseball player for $84 a month in a ministry position with the previously evangelistic YMCA. From 1893 to 1895 was associated with J. Wilbur Chapman. He was an evangelist from 1893 to 1935. It is estimated that over 300,000 people walked the "sawdust trail" to receive Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord. (Adapted from "The Wycliffe Biographical Dictionary of the Church," page 387, Elgin S. Moyer, 1982, ©Moody Press, Chicago, IL). Billy Sunday tabernacle 8th & Lincoln Streets Billy Sunday tabernacle 8th & Lincoln Streets Billy Sunday tabernacle 8th & Lincoln Streets 1911 Portsmouth insdie Billy Sunday tabernacle Portsmouth prohibition monument November 1920 Home | 1913 Portsmouth Flood Pictures | 1937 Flood Pictures in New Boston | Area Auto Racing | Civic Organizations | City & Village Phone Numbers | County Government Phone Numbers | Jobs | State Government Phone Numbers | USA Government Phone Numbers| Former Portsmouth Schools | Historical Markers | Lightning Information | Millbrook Park | N&W RR in Scioto County | Obituaries | Old Church Pictures | Ohio & Erie Canal in Scioto Co. | Our Schools | Our State Parks | Portsmouth Changing Chillicothe Street | Portsmouth Along the Ohio River | Portsmouth Yester Years | Portsmouth City Schools | Thomas Cemetery | Wheelersburg Yester Years | Wheelersburg Yester Years | WWII Memorabilia