Gallia At Gay Streets 1937 Flood, Portsmouth, Ohio

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Title

Gallia At Gay Streets 1937 Flood, Portsmouth, Ohio

Description

Black and white photo image of the La Roy Theatre during the 1937 flood. The building was located at 848 Gallia Street. It opened in 1926 to a crowd of thousands, according to a Portsmouth Times article. The building was razed in 1974 to widen Gay Street.

Creator

unknown

Date

1937

Contributor

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

Format

9 x 14 cm scanned postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Paul O'Neill

Collection

Citation

unknown, “Gallia At Gay Streets 1937 Flood, Portsmouth, Ohio,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed July 16, 2024, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/17573.

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