216 Market Street
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Title
216 Market Street
Subject
Streets & Buildings
Description
Formerly Schaefer's Food Market from about 1900 until the early 1940s. The grocery store was run by Joseph P. Schaefer and Sons. In the mid-1940s, Schaefer's branched out with larger super markets in the region. The original building was used as a warehouse for many years.
In 1978 the building housed Portsmouth Wholesale Furniture. In 1980, Vaspar Paint Center. By 1991 the building was independently owned.
In 1978 the building housed Portsmouth Wholesale Furniture. In 1980, Vaspar Paint Center. By 1991 the building was independently owned.
Creator
Terry Stevenson II, photographer
Date
2014
Format
Digital image
Coverage
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Rights
Scioto County Public Library
Citation
Terry Stevenson II, photographer, “216 Market Street
,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.yourppl.org/history/items/show/3212.
,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.yourppl.org/history/items/show/3212.