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[Hotel Closson (Keystone Hotel)]
“For: Ralph Radcliffe” inscribed on back. -
[Innkeeper Arthur Townsend, owner of the Keystone Hotel located at Bath and Otter Streets]
The hotel was formerly called the Hotel Closson. The building was destroyed in November 1980 by fire. In the late 1970s it was renamed Mari’s Closson House. -
[Keystone Hotel]
Closson House Hotel at the corner of Bath and Otter Streets--proprietor was Wilson Closson. Between 1900 and 1932 this was the terminus of an electric trolley line that connected Doylestown with Bristol. Later it was called the Keystone Hotel. A fire destroyed it in the 1980s. A new building was erected and it is now the location of the local judge. -
[King George II Inn with foot race participants posing in front of the building]
First established in 1681 as the Ferry House. The present structure was built in 1765. It became the King George Hotel, The Fountain House, The Delaware House, and then the King George II Inn. This is a group who participated in the first annual King George Foot Race. It later became known as the Mill Street Run.
Standing adults left to right are: William Larrisey (holding drink), Marcie Caucci Larrisey (arm around William), mostly unidentified, Hugh Mundy (wearing Adidas shirt), John Mundy (wearing Holy Ghost Prep shirt, organizer of the race), Valerie O’Boyle, daughter of the owner (on end to right of light post), and Jenny Evans (child in front of Valerie, her daughter).
Seated: Francis O’Boyle (seated in the middle with a jacket and necktie).
Others unidentified. -
[Men drinking at bar]
Presumed to be the King George II Inn, as identified by Harold and Carol Mitchener. -
[Mill Street as it slopes down to the Mill Street Wharf]
On the left is “Bannister” a tombstone business. On the right is Stocks Hotel & Restaurant. Both were removed. A large three story building replaced it with five condominiums and two restaurants on the street entrance. -
[Mill Street Boys Club reunion taken at the King George II Inn]
Identified in 2007 by Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Profy.
From left to right, kneeling: Vincent Profy, Francis Grimes, Louis Duffy, Gus Cocoruas, Mitchel Spector, Frank Mignoni.
From left to right, standing, middle row: Ernest Onazi, Joseph Ciallela, Robert Moore, John Dougherty, James Wollard, Thomas Profy, Raymond Nichols, Bill Downing, Carmen Mignoni.
From left to right, standing, second row: Hugh Elroy, Frank Profy, Herman Corn, John Cocordas, Eugene McIlvaine, Joseph Wooley (mostly hidden), Paul [Vandergrift]
From left to right, top row: Arthur Fuco, Stanley Dick, Charles Ruzin, Bill Gallagher, Charles Klein.
Note: The word “Rumors” in the background was the name of a room at the King George II Inn in which the owners of the inn operated a night club setting with music and dancing. -
[Mill Street looking northwest towards the canal bridge leading to Otter and Bath Street]
The trolley wires had not yet been installed. Visible at the end of the street is the Clossen House Hotel (later the Keystone Hotel). The three story brick building on the right is at Mill and Wood Streets. -
[Part of the Mill Street Boys Club reunion at the King George II Inn in the “Rumors” room]
From left to right: Frank Mignoni, Ernie Onazi, Ray Nichols, Mitchell Spector. -
[Radcliffe Street at corner of Mill Street]
Tall, white building on the left includes apartments. This was the farmer Coleman House Hotel. On the right is the King George II Inn. -
[Radcliffe Street between Market and Mill Streets in the snow]
The former Bristol Theater (Movie House) has been replaced by the Bristol Riverside Theater. The tallest structure is the King George II Hotel, called the Delaware House in the photograph. The facades of the buildings between the theater and the hotel have been altered. At the end of Radcliffe Street where it intersects with Mill Street is the former Bristol House. -
[Samuel Cliff Street behind the King George II Inn]
In the center is the back of the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
[The bar in the King George II Inn located at the corner of Radcliffe and Mill Streets]
This inn was built in 1765 on the site of the 1681 Ferry House by Charles Bessonett in 1765. During the American Revolution, the name was changed to the Fountain House when the Continental Troops destroyed the sign. Later it was changed to the Delaware House. -
[The Reverend Stanley Glafelter of St. James Episcopal Church at a reenactment of a Bristol Borough Council Meeting held at King George II Inn]
This Inn was the original meeting place of the Council. The event was sponsored by Bristol Cultural & Historical Foundation. -
[W. Paul Ferguson at the King George II Inn as part of a Bristol Borough Council Meeting reenactment]
This Inn was the site of the first council meetings. The event was sponsored by Bristol Cultural & Historical Foundation. -
111-113 Radcliffe Street - White House Hotel
Owned by Vincent Conca at time of survey. -
117 Radcliffe Street - Cottage Hotel
Owned by Kaleny Inc. at time of survey. -
119 Radcliffe Street - Old Delaware Printery, Cottage Hotel
Owned by C. Willard Berglund at time of survey. -
211-213 Radcliffe Street - Bertucci Maren Associates, Cross Keys Hotel / Samuel Pike House
Owned by Andrew Bertucci at time of survey. -
217 Radcliffe Street - Cross Keys Hotel / Presbyterian Manse
Owned by Raymond F. Pental, Jr. at time of survey.