Bristol Terrace environs. “Home of Wilson Whiskey that’s…” painted sign visible on one of the buildings. Wilson Whiskey started in 1823 and was still operational in 1947.
Grundy Library featured in the foreground, left-center along the river, built in 1966. The house to the right of the library formerly belonged to Thomas Cooper, English actor whose daughter married President John Tyler’s son Robert. Across from the library, slightly to the left, is St. Mark's School, now torn down.
Some visible buildings which no longer stand include the Bristol Flower Growers greenhouses located on Pond Street (left side of photo), the smoke stack at Bristol Water Works (lower left), St. Mark's School on Radcliffe Street (demolished in 1971), the Keene House (lower right along river), Elm Street row of houses which burned about 1985, factory buildings opposite of Grundy Mill on Jefferson Avenue (where recreation area is located), and Leedom Carpet Mill located where the Grundy Ice Rink complex stands on Beaver Street.
