Map of Newport, 1838

 

 

St. Martin's Convent
torn down in the name of progress.
Currently the site of a K-Mart.

 

Newport Power Sub-Station, c. 1890

 

  

left, Dr. Phyhian's Hospital, 810 Washington, Newport
right, The Jenkins Hospital, n.e. corner of 7th & Isabella

Learn more about these two early Newport Hospitals, here.

 

Innes Piano Co., Newport

 

 

Front and Back

 

Ohio River Scene, Newport

 

 

left, Newport Trolley Car Barn,  1910
right, same, during the 1937 Flood
11th and Brighton Streets, Newport

 

Looking South from the flood wall

 

 

Scene from the Newport Trolley Barn

 

The Green Line in Newport

 

   

Third and Saratoga, Newport, 1910
(Trolley says "Fort Thomas" on the front)

 

Brighton Center, 1966
founded by Rev. Bill Neuroth, in 1966

 

 

left, General James Taylor
Right, Keturah Leitch Taylor

 

Newport's Albert Berry

 

Newport Chamber of Commerce, 1922
10 W Fourth, Newport

 

  

Radio Station WNOP
  a.k.a., The Jazz Ark,  a.k.a., Radio Free Newport
  More here.

 

    

Two views of the east end of the flood wall, c. 1968
left, looking east       right, looking south

 

The Thiem Sisters
Newport

 

Newport (?), 1913

You can read the 1855 court case in regard to the Newport Ferry, here.

And last but not least, you can hear the Cincinnati
Jug Band's
Newport Blues, c. 1929, here.
(big file - give it a few seconds)



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