Millbrook Casino, Mabert Avenue, and Jos. N. Murray.

Title

Millbrook Casino, Mabert Avenue, and Jos. N. Murray.

Description

Colorized photo image of page scanned from scrapbook. Pictured are Joseph N. Murray, Mabert Avenue: farm home of Charles Brombacker, 1617 Mabert Road, and the Millbrook Casino. This building was actually a theater located just inside the park gates at 4200 Rhodes Avenue. It was built in 1905 with a seating capacity of five hundred. The Casino was the prime social gathering place in New Boston in the early 1900's. Plays, films, and concerts were shown all year for entertainment.

Creator

Henry A. Lorberg

Date

circa 1900s

Format

Scanned page from Lorberg scrapbook

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library