Unlike the other historic buildings pages, this one will focus not on looking at photos of individual buildings, but rather on before and after historic streetscapes and scenes.
The same concept will apply, however. You can look at historic photos of street scenes and compare them to the modern day view.
**Last Updated: 9/1/2026- Updated file format, fixed broken photo links and updated some older photos. Also added to the North Side 1920-1929.
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Downtown
1880-1889
Before: Jefferson Avenue beginning at #39, looking north in 1889>
After: 2019
1890-1899
Before: South 4th Street from Broad Street, looking south in 1897.
After: 2019
Before: Statehouse view at South High and State Street, looking east in 1898.
After: 2017
1900-1909
Before: North 4th Street between Broad and Lynn, looking north in 1900.
After: 2021
Before: West Broad Street, looking west from Mitchell Street (Belle) in September, 1906.
After: 2021
Before: South 3rd Street, looking north from East State Street in 1906.
After: 2020
Before: East Spring Street, looking east from North 5th Street in 1906.
After: 2021
Before: North High Street, looking north from just south of Gay Street in 1906.
After: 2020
Before: East State Street just east of 3rd Street, looking east in 1906.
After: 2025
1910-1919
Before: North High Street, looking southeast from the railroad tracks in 1910.
After: 2025
Before: South 3rd Street, looking southwest in August, 1910.
After: 2021
Before: South High Street, looking north from Cherry Street in 1915.
After: 2021
1930-1939
Before: The Scioto Riverfront, looking south near the Broad Street Bridge in 1930.
After: 2020
1950-1959
Before: Civic Center Drive, looking south in 1951.
After: 2021
Before: South 4th Street and East Rich Street, looking north in 1956.
After: 2019
1960-1969
Before: 167-169 East Main Street, looking east from South 4th Street in 1960.
After: 2020
Before: 235-239 East Main Street, looking east from South 5th Street in 1960.
After: 2021
Before: North High Street just north of Chestnut, looking south around 1965.
After: 2023
1970-1979
Before: Civic Center Drive at West Broad Street, looking southwest in 1971.
After: 2019
Before: South 4th Street just south of East Mound Street, looking north in May, 1976.
After: 2019
South Side
1890-1899
Before: South City Park Avenue at Lansing Street, looking northin around 1899.
After: 2020
1900-1909
Before: South High Street just north of Beck Street, looking southwest in September, 1907.
After: 2025
1920-1929
Before: Parsons Avenue and Groveport Road, looking east in 1922.
After: 2025
Before: Jaeger Street and Thurman Avenue, looking southwest in 1922.
After: 2021
West Side
1920-1929
Before: West Broad Street and Hague Avenue, looking west in 1922.
After: 2019
1940-1949
Before: West Broad Street, looking northwest from Hague Avenue in 1945.
After: 2025
1950-1959
Before: West Broad at Dana Avenue, looking southeast in 1950.
After: 2022
Before: West Goodale Street at Michigan Avenue, looking east in November, 1956.
After: 2021
1970-1979
Before: Near 2840 West Broad Street, looking west in May, 1976.
After: 2024
East Side
1880-1889
Before: East Broad Street at Garfield Avenue, looking east in 1889.
After: 2021
1900-1909
Before: Bryden Road just west of South 17th Street, looking east around 1900.
After: 2024
1930-1939
Before: East Long Street at 21st Street, looking west in 1939.
After: 2025
1940-1949
Beforoe: East Broad Street at Napoleon Avenue, looking west in 1945.
Before: 2024
1970-1979
Before: East Main Street just west of Miller Avenue, looking east on June 14, 1970.
After: 2022
Before: Mt. Vernon Avenue at 19th (Miami) Avenue, looking northeast in 1974.
After: 2020
Before: Franklin Avenue at Monroe Avenue, looking west in 1976.
After: 2024
North Side
1900-1909
Before: Chittenden Avenue, facing east from about #400 in 1906.
After: 2021
1910-1919
Before: North High and Goodale, looking north around 1910.
After: 2021
Before: North 4th Street at Warren Street, looking north in August, 1926.
After: 2021
1920-1929
Before: East 15th Avenue, looking west towards North High Street around 1920.
After: 2025
1940-1949
Before: North High Street, looking east along 13th Avenue in November, 1948.
After: 2022
Before: North High Street at Oakland Park Avenue, looking northest in 1945.
After: 2021
1960-1969
Before: North High Street at 3rd Street, looking north in 1966.
After: 2021
1970-1979
Before: North High Street at Milay Alley, looking north in 1972.
After: 2022
1980-1989
Before: 1960 North High Street, looking south in 1980.
After: 2019
Historic before and after images for other neighborhoods can be found at the Historic Building Database
