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[Bristol Water Filtration Plant on Radcliffe Street, beginning at Walnut Street]
Owned by Aqua Pennsylvania Water Company, the original water company started at this location in 1874. -
[Bristol trolley line ticket]
"Trenton, Bristol, & Philadelphia Street Ry. Co., Complimentary, Good for one fare when stamped on back. Not good on special cars. Wm. H. Murphy, General Superintendent."
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[Bristol Rotary Club]
Top row, seventh from the left: Anthony Messina. Third row, third from the left: Mr. Gratz. Seventh from the left: Mr. Norman. Second row from the left: Harold Hanson. Bottom row, seventh from the left: Harold Hunter. Others unidentified. -
[Bristol Riverside Theatre]
Opened in 1987 with the play "The Good Earth" based on the book by Pearl Buck. Louise Rainer, who won an Academy Award for her hole in the movie version in 1937, was present for the opening. -
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[Bristol Riverside Theatre, view from the back part of the building]
View is looking in the direction of Lions Park. -
[Bristol Riverside Theatre, view from the back of the building]
Bristol Riverside Theater opened in 1987 on Radcliffe at Market Street. This view is facing the Delaware River. -
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[Bristol Riverside Theatre production of "The Good Earth"]
Poster in the lobby from “The Good Earth.” -
[Bristol Riverside Theatre production of "The Good Earth"]
Poster in the lobby from “The Good Earth.” -
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[Bristol Riverside Theater, Radcliffe and Market Streets]
This is a theater with live stage performances. It was formerly called the Bristol Theater where films were shown. The Bristol Riverside Theater opened in 1987. The first play was ‘The Good Earth’ based on a book of the same name by Bucks County resident Pearl Buck. -
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[Bristol Railroad Station waiting area on the southbound side (Garden Street)]
Erected 1910 when the route through Bristol was elevated. The waiting area was torn down in 1983 and replaced with an open small area for regional commuter trains between Trenton, NJ and Philadelphia. Note the elevator freight on the right. Elevators were required when the railroad through Bristol was elevated in 1910. -
[Bristol Railroad Station waiting area on the southbound side (Garden Street)]
Erected 1910 when the route through Bristol was elevated. The waiting area was torn down in 1983 and replaced with an open, small area for regional commuter trains between Trenton, NJ and Philadelphia. -
[Bristol Railroad Station ticket office at Prospect and Washington Streets]
This station was originally built in 1910. Closed, but historically restored and completed in 2000 and opened as a coffee house. As of 2020, it is a daycare center. Building restoration was completed by a confederation of Bristol Service clubs. -
[Bristol Railroad Station ticket office at Prospect and Washington Streets]
This station was originally built in 1910. Closed, but historically restored and completed in 2000 and opened as a coffee house. As of 2020, it is a daycare center. Building restoration was completed by a confederation of Bristol Service clubs. -
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[Bristol Post Office at Radcliffe and Market Streets]
This building stood at the corner of Radcliffe and Market Streets. It was removed circa 1949 when a new red brick structure was built to house a bank. As the photograph indicated, it was the U.S. Post Office until a new Post Office was erected at Beaver and Prospect Streets in 1914. The upper floor was a lecture hall and part of the building housed an antique store. After the postal service moved it became a ticket office for ferry boats and the trolley. -
[Bristol Post Office at Radcliffe and Market Streets]
Bristol Post Office (until 1914) located at Radcliffe and Market Street. The second floor was a lecture hall. Note the electric trolley tracks (1900-1932) on the street. The new post office opened at Beaver and Prospect Streets in 1914. -
[Bristol Police Force on Town Hall steps]
Photograph taken on the steps of Bristol’s old town hall (1831-1938).
In the top row are officers Saxton (left) and Munchnuff (right). In front (from left to right) are officers Bloodgood, Tyse, Boise, and Sackville.
Clipping attached to back of photograph: "Officers from Bristol's police force posed for this picture outside the town hall in 1918. The building is gaily decorated, perhaps for a parade or holiday." -
[Bristol Patent Leather Company]
Located on the north side of original railroad tracks opposite Harriman District’s Taft Street. President of the company was Clifford Anderson (Bristol Burgess 1917-1934). The company employed 475 workers and had opened in 1906. A whiskey manufacturing business replaced the Patent Leather Company. The structure was removed as of 2009. -
[Bristol Municipal Building, Pond and Mulberry Streets]
Stone building across Mulberry Street is Fire Co. No. 2. Behind the fire company is a water tower of Bristol Water Works, now removed.
Note: There are several railroad tracks in the foreground. These were part of the freight yard. The freight station stood where the Grundy Tower apartment building was later located in 1970. Spuline Park extends the length of the town (following the route of the old rail line). -
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[Bristol Junior-Senior High School Library]
Note pennants on wall with dates, 1927 is last in line. -
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[Bristol Jewish Center]
Bristol Jewish Center established in 1908 at 119 Pond Street. -
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