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"A look back..." [Bracken Post American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps taken on Beaver Street at Leedom’s Carpet Mill.]
This is where the Grundy Ice Rink stands (as of 1998). Insert is on Radcliffe Street at the Kaiser Fleetwings plant, formerly the Emergency Fleet Merchant “Harriman” Shipyard. -
"Caucci Agency" [advertisement]
Caucci Agency, real estate and insurance service. Owner Mrs. Marie A. Caucci. 217 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA. -
"Coleman House, Bristol, PA."
Radcliffe Street looking Northeast.
Left: the Coleman House, later called The Temperance House, followed by the Silbert House, As of 2016 it is an Italian Restaurant called Annabella’s. On the left, beyond the hotel and two small buildings, is the old Town Hall (note bell tower). This building sat in the middle of Market Street facing the Delaware River. It was built in 1831 and removed in 1938. The old bell is on the lawn of the present Municipal Building opened in 1927. Note the tracks for the electric trolley line in the middle of the street. This trolley line connected Philadelphia and Morrisville via Bristol between 1900 and 1932. Gasoline powered bus transportation replaced the trolley. -
"Delaware River Bristol PA."
The tallest building is the Elks Lodge at Radcliffe and Walnut Street. The building was still under construction at the time of this photograph and finished in 1911. To the right of the Elks building is the Blackwood house (double story porches), which later became the home of the Bristol Free Library when it was reorganized in 1916 (before it moved to Dorrance and Radcliffe Street). The Blackwood house has since been removed. On the far right, is the Bristol Water Works building which was first opened in 1874. The tall stand pipe helped with water pressure. The tower to the left of the photo with windows is part of the Dorrance house built in 1863. -
"Delaware River, Bristol, PA."
"River view of 'Shadyside,' former home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Hawkes, now the home of Mrs. Ann Hawkes Hutton. The house is located at 6934 North Radcliffe Street in the Edgely section of Bristol Township. Mrs. Hutton told us [Harold and Carol Mitchener] that she spent her summers swimming from the wooden dock in the photograph." -
"Delaware River, Bristol, PA"
Tallest building under construction is the Elks Home at Radcliffe and Walnut Street. The corner stone was laid in 1910 and the Elks building demolished in 1981. To the right of the Elks is a house which has been removed. The Bristol Water Works (stand pipe and smoke stack are removed) is on the right. The house between the Elks building and the Water Works was called the Blackwood House. The Bristol Free Library was moved into this building in 1916. After World War I, the library was moved to the former Red Cross Building, now the parking lot for the Grundy Library at Dorrance and Radcliffe Streets. -
"Farruggio's Bristol and Philadelphia Auto Express, Inc." [advertisement]
1419 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA -
"Home of E. Linton Martin, Number 315 Radcliffe St. Bristol, PA"
"Built in 1847, it was one of the stations of the Underground Railroad, operated in Bristol by members of the Society of Friends." -
"Home of Stanford K. Runyan, Number 910 Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA"
"This is the oldest house on Radcliffe Street. It was remodeled in 1811 by John Reed." -
"Jefferson Av., Bristol, PA."
Corner of Jefferson Avenue and Radcliffe Street. -
"Keene Home"
"Built by Major Lenox in 1816. His niece, Sarah Lukens Keene, was known, while visiting abroad, as the 'American Beauty.'" -
"King George Hotel and Movie House, Mill & Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA"
This photograph was taken from the Mill Street wharf area looking toward the corner of Mill and Radcliffe Streets. Although blurred, a horse appears on the right. The four-story building on the right is the King George II Hotel. Originally, the three-story house with the store front was the home of the Bessonett family, owners of the King George II Inn. Next to the house, the Family Theatre with the concave entrance is visible. The Bristol House is opposite the King George Inn. -
"Laying the Corner Stone B. P. O. Elks 970. the [sic] was 1910"
Photograph showing the laying of the B.P.O. Elks 970 corner stone. The Elks home was constructed on Radcliffe Street at the corner of Walnut Street where the Beaver Meadow House once stood. That house had been the home of Augustus Claudius, the German consul when the U.S. capital was in Philadelphia (1790-1800). The Elks lodge stood until 1981 when it was torn down. The Elks relocated to a smaller building at Wood Street and the Mill Street parking lot. -
"Old Bell Homestead, 824 Radcliffe St., Bristol, Bucks Co., Penna."
Old Bell Homestead located at 824 Radcliffe Street. Building started in 1872. The Bell family completed it in 1889. It is now divided into apartments. The house is known for its stained glass windows. The Bell family was very active in the Bristol Friends Meeting. -
"Old Town Hall, Bristol, PA."
Bristol’s first Town Hall, 1831-1938, located in the center of Market Street facing Radcliffe Street
Three unidentified men standing in front. -
"Presbyterian Choir, Bristol, PA, 1922"
Front Row (L-R) Mrs. George Bischoff, Miss Marian H. Smith, Mrs. Ada Sands, Mr. Thomas Snelson, Director; Mrs. M.D. Weagley, Organist; Mrs. Thomas Snelson, Mrs. Lottie Doane. Second Row (L-R) Mrs. Margaret Siddons, Miss Margaret Chambers, Miss laura Pope, Miss Anna Arensmeyer, Miss Clara Woolman. Top Row (L-R) Mr. Frank Ruehl, Mr. George Bischoff, Mr. Robert King, Rev. Henry Hartman. -
"Radcliffe St. Bristol PA."
Radcliffe Street facing south from Franklin Street. The store house on the left is presently the Galzerano Funeral Home. Beyond that is the Bristol Water Works with a lower chimney and standpipes for water which was 152 feet high. The company was organized in 1874 and a filter for water purification was added in 1906. The trolley tracks were in operation between 1900 and 1932. -
"Radcliffe St. Bristol PA."
Built in 1875 by Samuel Pike on Radcliffe Street at Dorrance Street. He was a member of Council and Postmaster. The property passed to Helen Gilkeson, daughter of Samuel and Eveline Pike. B. Franklin Gilkeson served as Second Controller of the Treasury in the U.S. Government in the Benjamin Harrison Administration (1889-1893). The house was removed in the early 1960s to provide space for the building of the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library, which opened in 1966. Photograph was taken between (1900-1932) as indicated by the trolley tracks in the middle of Radcliffe Street. The Keene House is next to the main house pictured. -
"Radcliffe St. Bristol, PA."
This image is in the 200 block of Radcliffe Street. Number 244 is the Farmers’ National Bank, built in 1818 for Joseph Craig. In 1823 it was purchased by the bank. As of 2017 it is Wells Fargo Bank. The electric trolley tracks were there from 1900-1932.
On back of postcard, addressed to "Miss Elizabeth Harzell, Salfordville, Pa. Montg. Co." -
"Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA."
House at corner of Radcliffe and Mulberry Streets. 301 Radcliffe Street is opposite the Dorrance house. It once held the office of Dr. Bisbee, eye doctor. It was burned by fire and a house was built in 2017. -
"Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA."
Trolley line between Philadelphia and Morrisville taken on Radcliffe Street. The white building on the left with the ionic columns, is the Farmer’s National Bank. Beyond the bank, is the original home of Thomas Kennedy, the superintendent of the Delaware Canal construction between Bristol and Easton (1827-1931). On the left, is Fabian’s Drug Store (1909-1998). The trolley line was in operation from 1900-1932. The photograph may have been the taken after 1909, due to Fabian’s Drug Store being there. -
"Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA"
Stone house on left, just beyond houses with awnings, is the Galzarano Funeral Home opposite Franklin Street. The next building on the left is Bristol Water Company, organized 1874. The taller pipe is for water and the lower one is part of the power system (note smoke coming from lower stack). Picture taken before 1932 when the trolley stopped operation. -
"Radcliffe Street, Bristol, Pa."
Radcliffe Street (Farmer’s Bank with columns built in 1818). Visible trolley tracks in operation 1900-1932. -
"River Front Bristol PA"
Riverside view of the Farmers National bank at 224 Radcliffe Street. It was fist built in 1818 as a private home for Joseph Craig. In 1833, the bank purchased it and it became their headquarters. In 1952, a wing was added to each side. The original bank was started in Hulmeville in 1814 and moved to the corner of Mill and Cedar Street in 1823. The river tide was low when this photo was taken. -
"River front, Bristol, PA"
A river front view of Farmer’s National Bank before addition was added. In 1998, the bank is called First Union Bank. This building was built as a private home by Joseph Craig in 1818. The bank purchased it in 1833. The building was enlarged in 1952. -
"Silbert & Coleman House, Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA."
The Silbert House opened originally as a Temperance Hotel. When they received a license to sell liquor, the name was changed to the Cottage Hotel. Following the Civil War it was sold to George Silbert, Sr. and he named it the Silbert House. After that, various businesses were there including a printer, a bank, and in 2017 Annabella’s Italian Restaurant. -
"Standard Cast Iron & Pipe Foundry, Radcliffe Street, Bristol Pennsylvania"
Foundry was located on the site of the future Merchant Shipyard compound. The foundry company erected houses in the vicinity for workers. That village was called “Foundry Town” and was located along streets at the time named Hayes, Cleveland, and McKinley. Houses were divided into three price classes, with Hayes having the lowest priced and McKinley having the most expensive. The business operated between 1906 and 1916 when the shipyard moved onto the site. -
"The Grundy Museum" [card]
Front reads: "610 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, Pennsylvania. Built before 1834 by John Heis and improved by Capt. Hutchinson, later occupied by William H. Grundy and Joseph R. Grundy."
Blank inside.