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Colored image of Ohio River showing dyke and hillside

Sepia image of unpaved Kinney's Lane, trees, and scenery

Colorized image of the Firestone Tires and Auto Service building located at the corner of Gallia and Offnere Streets.

Black and white photo image of the Mary Louise Inn at 843 Gallia Street. Opened in 1919 by Robert E. and Mary Louise Lewis, it was famous for homemade pies and candies. In 1931 it was converted into the Lewis Pie Company on Fourth Street.

Colorized image of the Portsmouth High School built in 1912 at the corner of Gallia and Waller Streets to replace the Davis High School. It was closed in 2006 and razed in 2007.

Sepia toned picture image of Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church. It was organized in 1837, present church at 12th (Twelfth) & Waller Street, dedicated on February 20, 1921

Colorized photo image of the Warren G. Harding School, named after the twenty-ninth president, Warren G. Harding. It was completed in 1930 at the corner of Harding and Buckley Avenue. It had sixteen rooms and a bell tower. In January 2006, students…

Black and white photo image of Chillicothe Street during the 1913 flood

Black and white photo of a crowd on men and boys on Pennant Day in 1913. According to The Portsmouth Times July 15, 1913, Pennant Day in Millbrook Park was to be a double header with Chillicothe playing Portsmouth on Wednesday July 16, 1913. …

Colored image of McKinley School Building on Kinney's Lane at Baird Avenue. It was completed in 1917 and razed in 2007.

Colorized Photo image of the LaRoy Theater located at 848 Gallia Street. The name came from the owners' names, Simon Labold and Dan W. Conroy. It opened in 1926 to a crowd of thousands, according to a Portsmouth Times article. The building was…

Black and white photo of the church building located at the northwest corner of Grandview and Robinson Avenue. A new front was completed in 1959 facing Robinson Avenue giving the building a more modern look. The congregation, established in 1907,…