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[Otter Creek Marsh, a rare example of a freshwater tidal wetland]
This preserve has a number of rare plants and home for a variety of fish, animals, and birds. Preservation of the marsh was started in the 1980s. It is located adjacent to the Mill Street parking lot, which had formerly served as the Canal Basin for the Delaware Canal. -
[Otter Street Ford Agency of Thomas Collier]
Otter Street School is the stone building in the back right of the photograph. -
[Overflow falls from the canal located just north of Lock # 1]
This was located behind the theater building originally called the Forrest Theater and later The Grand Theater. The water flowed past the old sewage plant into the Otter Creek Marsh area. -
[Postcard: Pennsylvania Railroad prior to 1911 elevated tracks]
Photograph showing tracks that went through the Old Route 13 and Mill Street crossroad. There were four tracks that went through town. -
[Site of the former Otter Street School]
A commercial business has been built around the former school. Otter Street School was built 1854, closed 1881. -
[Trolley line to Doylestown taken at Bath Street and Otter Street in front of Clossen Hotel]
Line charted in 1895 at Newtown. Line reached Bristol in 1899 and closed operations about 1932. -
Photocard: "Mill Street, Bristol, Pa."
View of Cedar & Mill Streets, looking toward Bath and Otter Streets. Visible in the distance is a trolley car. -
Postcard: "Bath Street, Bristol, PA"
The beginning/end of the trolley line to Doylestown, photograph taken in Bristol. The photograph was taken at Bath and Otter Streets. The Clossen House, later the Keystone Hotel was on the right.
Archive has multiple copies. One has an inscription that reads: “We lived just up the street, Bath Street Bristol.” -
Postcard: "Clossen House, Bath & Otter St., Bristol PA."
This is the center of Bath and Otter Streets. The trolley visible on the left was a line that began in Bristol and connected with Doylestown. The trolley line from Philadelphia to Morrisville via Bristol stopped here and passengers were required to cross the PA railroad tracks on foot and meet at the trolley on the other side to continue the journey. The Clossen Hotel was originally called the Exchange Hotel. Its final name was Keystone Hotel. Following a fire in 1980, it was demolished. A District Court Justice replaced it. -
Postcard: "Mill Street, looking North, Bristol, Pa."
Mill Street facing north toward Otter & Bath streets. On the left is Whitaker’s Shoe and Foot Wear store. They were there between (1905-1921). Their address was 218-222 Mill Street. In the middle of the street are electric trolley tracks. They operated (1900-1932). The car appears to have a chauffeur with uniform in the front seat. -
Postcard: "Otter St. Bristol PA"
Written on back of postcard: "We lived just up the street. Bath St. Bristol."
Otter Street at the corner of Bath Street, facing south. It appears that construction on the trolley line is being completed. The trolley visible connected Bristol and Philadelphia. Another line on Bath Street ran to Doylestown. Trolley lines operated from 1900-1932. -
Postcard: "Otter St., Bristol, PA."
Otter Street looking toward Bath Street. Left foreground is the interior of Swain Street. Otter Street School is right (center of photo). Photograph taken between 1900-1932 as trolley tracks are visible.