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The plant was located at 95-99 Gallia Street

In the photo, several unknown individuals can be seen on the right corner. The building at the right is the Hotel Washington. To the left, Adolph Brunner & Sons Dry Goods Store was located at 202-204 Market Street. A street car is running along the…

The Gilbert Grocery Company, started in 1832 by Martin B. Gilbert, was first located at 167 West Front Street. In 1898 this new building was built for the Gilbert business at 50-54 West Second (2nd). It was totally destroyed by fire in 1910.

The Portsmouth Banking Company was located at Second (2nd) Street at the South West corner Court Street in the Elk building as it was known at one time.
The Joseph G. Reed Company building was constructed in 1906 at 700 Second (2nd) Street. They…

Security Savings Bank was located at 28 Gallia Street.
The Standard Telephone Manufacturing Company was located at 199 West Front Street.

The Harsha Flour Mills was located at 555 Eighth (8th) Street.
Wilhelmette Flats was located at the North East Corner of Fourth (4th) and Court Steets. John Wilhelm built this building and operated the Wilhelm Opera House on the top floor from 1870…

Damarin Block, which housed the Hansen Furniture Company, was located at 99 1/2 West Front Street.
T. M. Patterson Paper Box Company was located at 33-39 West Front Street.

The top photo is the machine shop, location unknown.
The lower photo, the Foundry of the Portsmouth Machine and Casting Company was at 401 Third (3rd) Street on the southwest corner of Jefferson Street. This building is now PCL Building Supplies.

The Scioto Hominy Company was located on Gay Street at the North East corner of 13th (Thirteenth) Street. The Times Publishing Company building was located at 102-110 Chillicothe Street.

The Gallia Street High School was located at northwest Corner of Gallia and Waller Streets. After 1909 plans were drawn up for a new school building because there were too many students and not enough room. Students attended the old school until 1912…

The Portsmouth City Waterworks was located at Mill Street between Gay Street and Sinton Street.
Casino Theater was located in Millbrook Park in New Boston, Ohio.

Portsmouth's principle retail street was Chillicothe Street. The Corner Book Store was at and 203 Chillicothe Street at the corner of Second (2nd).
On the right corner is the Turley Building built in 1905 by Leslie Turley. It held many different…