The Washington Hotel at 500 2nd Street on the southeast corner of 2nd and Market Street facing southeast. Building appears to be under renovation. Note windows and interior floors and walls removed. Photograph developed August 1978. Donation by Mary Martha Questel.
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Welcome to Portsmouth Ohio
Entrance through the Portsmouth floodwall at Court and Front Streets.
Portsmouth’s Early Building Owners
“There have been many changed in the older class of business houses in Portsmouth.” “The building at the corner of Front and Jefferson streets, occupied by Thomas P Brown and George W Brown respectively, there being two store rooms, was built by BF Conway, and called “Pig Iron Corner,” Mr. Continue Reading
Vintage Portsmouth
Exciting Runaway: Two Mules and Two Horses in Flight
“The large Infirmary wagon with two horses and two mules attached, was left standing on Second street without a guardian yesterday noon. None of the animals are under 18 years of age, but they got lonesome and lit out. They dashed out Market, up Fourth, then down Court to Front Continue Reading