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[Axisbold]

Hey not so fast! I go to Holy Redeemer. I was there Sunday and it's still there!!!!

[FRANKHUNTER12]

My error. I hope you will view my other videos and take them as tongue-in-cheek. I wish the city the best and hope it recovers. Frank Hunter PHS 1955

[jakebarnes28]

Interesting all the comments cheering the destruction of once beautiful buildings. I wonder if these folks ever leave their house, property, or offices.

A city/society that has no past, has no future.

Adaptive reuse, creatively moving forward.

Although, I'm no Richard Florida acolyte, do check out his "Creative Class" book. Also, check out Jane Jacobs "The Death & Life of Great American Cities" - its heavy on NYC, but is relevant to smaller towns too.

Good luck Portsmouth - be creative.

[FRANKHUNTER12]

WELL SAID JAKE. Are you from Portsmouth?

[FRANKHUNTER12]

Tongue-in-cheek promos for Portsmouth

[clydesplace]

Portsmouth has been a hotbed of unemployment, welfare and city government corruption for a very long time. That's why the greatest number of those who graduate from there hit the road as soon as possible (or soon after they've gone throught their education grants at Shawnee State.) It says a lot about a city when your biggest employer is the Southern Ohio Medical Center. It's not that I want to rag on the town. I loved it growing up. But all this is so sad and unnecessary.

[FRANKHUNTER12]

I think that as industry left along with gradutes, there was no one left to take the helm in a positive way. That condition obviously continues. I know there are groups who could put into play some of the touristy (followed by jobs) items I have hinted at in my videos. Sorry, but murals are a dime a dozen and people do not stay overnight to visit them. Portsmouth has natural resources that need to be developed.

[pawnitbabe]

Weeping for my lost hometown...Who is responsible? All those living in Portsmouth and all those who left it behind never to look back. All of us that "loved Portsmouth" yet did nothing to help save it. Buildings demolished just outside of Portsmouth in 2011: Rubyville Elementary School (I attended K-6), Rosemount Elementary School and Clay High School with its beautiful landmark arch everyone could see from St. Rt. 23. I attended Clay 7-12. I only go home for Thanksgiving. Isn't that ironic?

[ohiozetapdt]

The most important building remains .... the Portsmouth Brewing Company

[DrBBecher]

That was the saddest thing ever. I grew up there in the 50s and taught at Wilson in the 70s. I've been gone a long time but I loved living in Portsmouth.

Dr.R.Becher

[DrBBecher]

@babybugangel35

Just curious when you were there...I taught first grade there in the 70s

[Chrispisz12]

2 of those aren't even destroyed, they're still there.

And a lot of those have been replaced by newer and better things.

[babybugangel35]

I went to wilson elementery in first grade as a child! Thanks for the memories!

[NSveteran]

Great job!! Sorry to know so many historical structures are gone.

[ignert1]

Not everyone looks at these buildings like the older generation does. When they were fist built they were "New" and exciting state of the art structures, but how can you look at PHS new school and long for the old delapadated buildings that it replaced. The Video starts out with the Grant Bridge, which had lived out it's usefulness. I am sure 50 - 75 years from now, the old timers will moan when the current bridge and Highschool come down, but that is called progress & that is one thing we lack!

[vegalyrae123]

holy redeemer is still there and the icehouce wasnt torn down.....it was knocked down in a windstorm.....

[Bennie449]

Thanks for posting this video.. Yep many of the old buildings are now gone, and I miss them, but that's what

they call progress I guess. I've been in the portsmouth rail yard many, many times, having worked there for

23 years.. It's nothing but a whistle stop now since they don't make up trains anymore. Now I see that the

WPAY Radio station, including the property has been sold, and the new owners are going to turn it into a

public radio station, (not a commercial station). Too bad.