Drawings of Portsmouth, New Hampshire from the 1980s

I did most of these drawings in the early 1980s, and they show what Portsmouth, New Hampshire looked like at the time. A couple of them are of nearby locations. Prints of most of them are available at the Kennedy Gallery on Market Street in Portsmouth. Some of the originals are still available, too.

Annabelle’s Ice Cream

Arcadia Theater, Congress Street, Portsmouth

Pencil drawing by Bill Paarlberg of Atkinson Street, Portsmouth, from the 1980s. — Atkinson Street, Strawbery Banke

Bow Street — Bow Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The Bread Box and Beverage Barn, Portsmouth

The Book Guild, State Street, Portsmouth

Pen and ink drawing of Cafe Brioche on Market Square, Portsmouth, NH, from the 1980s. — Cafe Brioche, Market Square

Cafe Petronella, State Street, Portsmouth

Pen and ink drawing by Bill Paarlberg of Ceres Street, Portsmouth from 1980. — Ceres Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

A pen and ink and watercolor drawing of Ceres Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from the early 1980s. — Ceres Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with watercolor.

Ceres Street, Portsmouth from the Water

Pen and ink drawing of The Clam Hut, Badger's Island, Kittery, Maine, by Bill Paarlberg — The Clam Hut, Badger’s Island, Kittery, Maine

Gilley’s PM Lunch, Portsmouth

A pen and ink drawing by Bill Paarlberg of the intersection of Penhallow Street and Daniel Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from the early 1980s. — The Intersection of Penhallow Street and Daniel Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

A pen and ink drawing by Bill Paarlberg of Junkin's Candy Shoppe at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, as it looked in the early 1980s. — Junkin’s Candy Shoppe, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire

Three men working on the North Church steeple in Portsmouth, NH — North Church Steeple Repair

Man on North Church Steeple, Portsmouth #1

Man on North Church Steeple, Portsmouth #2

Man on North Church Steeple, Portsmouth #3

Moffatt Ladd House, Portsmouth

An ink and wash painting by Bill Paarlberg of Market Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as it looked in the early 1980s. — Market Street, Portsmouth

Meeting House Hill, Marcy Street, Portsmouth

The Music Hall, Portsmouth

Penhallow and State Streets, pencil

An ink and pencil drawing by Bill Paarlberg of Penhallow Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from the early 1980s. — Penhallow Street View, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

An ink and wash drawing by Bill Paarlberg of the Pierce Block on Market Square in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from the early 1980s. — The Pierce Block, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

A pen and ink drawing by Bill Paarlberg of the Poco Diablo deck on Ceres Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire from the early 1980s. — Poco Diablo Deck, Ceres Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The Portsmouth Athenaeum

A pen and ink drawing by Bill Paarlberg of the fountain area of Prescott Park, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from the 1980s. — Prescott Park Fountains, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Thomas Bailey Aldrich House, Portsmouth

A pen and ink drawing by Bill Paarlberg of Union Chapel at Rye Beach, New Hampshire, from the 1980s. — Union Chaple, Rye Beach, New Hampshire

A pen and ink drawing by Bill Paarlberg of the view of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from Badger's Island, Kittery, Maine, in the 1980s. — The View of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, From Badger’s Island, Kittery, Maine

Pen and ink drawing of Wally's Cafe, State Street, Portsmouth, NH, from the 19802. — Wally’s Cafe, State Street, Portsmouth

A pen and ink drawing by Bill Paarlberg of the Wentworth-by-the-Sea hotel in New Castle, New Hampshire, from the early 1980s. — Wentworth-by-the-Sea, New Castle, New Hampshire