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[Panoramic view of Mill Street created by Harold and Carol Mitchener]
1993 Mill Street. Numbers 408-410 were constructed between 1903-1913 as commercial buildings. Numbers 400-414 were vacant. Number 416 was Norman's & Company office furniture, interior designs, office products, supplies, and cards. The theater visible behind Norman's was constructed between 1903-1915 as a theater for vaudeville and motion pictures. Commercial wing was constructed during the same period. -
[Panoramic view of Mill Street created by Harold and Carol Mitchener]
View of Mill Street in 1993. Number 300 (left) is Chi-Wear Boutique. Numbers 300-302 were constructed as a residence, probably in the first quarter of the 19th century. Used as a commercial building for over 100 years. Occupied by John H. Wood, 1876-1891. Number 302 is the Mayflower Shop. Number 306 was constructed as a commercial building circa 1857-76. Number 308 was Ballow’s Shoes. Number 310 was Bristol Photographers. Number 312 was Tile-All. These three brick buildings united by a common brick façade appear to date from 1900-1924. Original buildings are much earlier, probably 1800-1825. Number 316 was constructed between 1903-1915 as a flour mill. Number 318-320 was constructed as a commercial building probably 1850-1874. Number 320 was Leonard’s Fine Art Jewelry Shop. -
[Panoramic view of Mill Street created by Harold and Carol Mitchener]
View of Mill Street in 1993. (From left to right). Number 310 was Bristol Photographers. Number 316 was constructed between 1903-1915 as a flour mill. Number 318-320 were constructed as a commercial building probably 1850-1874. Number 320 was Leonard’s Fine Art Jewelry Shop. Number 322 was constructed prior to 1850 possibly as a residence. Nick Gilardi’s Men’s Shop was in service as a commercial building for more than 100 years. Number 324 was Keep’ Em in Stitches, an embroidery shop. Numbers 324-326 were constructed prior to 1850, possibly as a residence. Number 326 was Old Towne Gourmet and Antiques. Number 328 appears to have been constructed prior to 1850-1857 as a commercial building altered in appearance circa 1900. -
[Panoramic view of Mill Street created by Harold and Carol Mitchener]
400-406 Mill Street were constructed between 1903 and 1915 as a commercial building. 400-414 were vacant. Numbers 408-410 were constructed between 1903-1913 as a commercial building. Number 416 is Norman’s & Company office furniture, interior designs, office products, and supplies. The theater was constructed between 1903-1915 as a theater for vaudeville and motion pictures. Commercial wing was constructed during the same period. -
[Panoramic view of Mill Street created by Harold and Carol Mitchener]
View of Mill Street in 1993. Number 232 was Print Finders Gallery and Framing. Number 234 was the office of Attorneys Edwards & Associates. Number 238 was Mei Garden Kitchen. Number 240 was Total Beauty Care. Number 242 was Coffee Break. It was constructed in 1891-1894 and was originally a photo studio. Number 248 was Cameo Kitchens constructed between 1891-1894. Numbers 246-248 were originally a dry goods store. -
[Panoramic view of Mill Street created by Harold and Carol Mitchener]
View of Mill Street in 1993. Number 226 was constructed probably as a residence circa 1800-1824 and has been in services as a commercial building for over 100 years. Number 232 was Pathfinders Gallery and Framing. Number 234 was the office of Attorneys Edwards and Associates. Number 238 was Mei Garden Kitchen. Number 236 was constructed as a commercial building between 1857 and 1876, known as the McMullen Building in the 1870s when a Mrs. Hamilton kept a store in the building. Number 240 was Total Beauty Care. Number 242 was Coffee Break, constructed between 1891-1894 and was originally a photography studio. -
[Panoramic view of Mill Street created by Harold and Carol Mitchener]
View of Mill Street in 1993. Number 200 is Mignoni's Jewelry and Irish shop, constructed circa 1781 as a residence. Dr. Howard Pursell ran a drug store at this location from about 1869-1927. Number 204-206 were vacant due to a fire. Number 208-210 were constructed as a commercial building circa 1915-1919. -
[Panoramic view of Mill Street created by Harold and Carol Mitchener]
View of Mill Street in 1993. Number 120 held the office of Begley, Carlin & Mandio lawyers, originally constructed as a commercial building post-1927. Number 128 Mill Street was a Chiropractic Office, with brick applied circa 1935. Numbers 130-132, building with gabled roof and two dormers, modern brick façade. The house behind the façade dates to 1800-1825. Number 134 waas James Daniels DMD. Number 136, Chick D’Angelo’s Sporting Goods constructed as a commercial building circa 1825-49. -
[Postcard: Bristol Waterfront]
[From Left to Right] Originally the Philadelphia National Bank. A home built in 1831 for Thomas Kennedy. Private home for Joseph Craig build in 1818. In 1823 it became the Farmer’s National Bank of Bucks County. In 2017 it became Well’s Fargo Bank. Steeple of a church built in 1955. The tall tower is the rear of the John Dorrance House. -
[Part of the waterfront with the water intake facility on the right and the white building where offices are located on the left]
The tall red brick tower structure was the former John Dorrance house erected in 1863. The visible church steeple is the Bristol Presbyterian Church at 225 Radcliffe Street. -
[Radcliffe Street looking toward Mill Street]
Large building on Mill Street is former Stocks Restaurant, now replaced by large condos and two restaurants. Barber Poll originally, then Mannherz Barber Shop, it is a barbershop presently (as of 2017), but with a different owner. Annabella's Restaurant (with columns) started as The Temperance House, then Cottage Hotel, then Silbert House. There was also Bergland Printers and PNB Banks. These are all across the street from the King George II Inn. -
[Radcliffe Street looking north]
On the right is the Bristol Riverside Theater, next is the BB&T Bank (originally the PNB Bank). Photograph taken from in front of Annabella’s Restaurant. -
"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. -
Postcard: "Radcliffe Street from Mill Street, Bristol, Pa."
Radcliffe Street, first block. On the left is the Coleman House, Silbert House, and Old Town Hall (with tower), 1831-1938. 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. -
[The Robert Clark Furniture Store on Radcliffe Street]
This furniture store was in a building that would become an office for Bertucci & Maron Associates at 211 Radcliffe Street. It is part of a hotel building once called the Cross Keys Hotel, circa 1785. -
Postcard: "Radcliffe Street from Mill Street, Bristol, Pa."
Radcliffe Street, first block. On the left is the Coleman House, Silbert House, and Old Town Hall (with tower), 1831-1938. On the right is the King George II Inn. -
[Location of the first Farmer’s Bank of Bucks County, Hulmeville, PA]
The bank started in 1814 in Hulmeville. In 1823, it was moved to Bristol. -
"The first home of the bank, Hulmeville, Bucks County, 1814-1823"
This is the first home of the Farmers Bank of Bucks County in Hulmeville (1814-1823.). In 1823, the bank moved to Bristol. -
Postcard: "Farmers National Bank, Bristol, PA."
Built in 1818 as a private house. Purchased in 1833 as a bank. Farmer’s National Bank was charted in Hulmeville in 1814. It moved to Mill Street Bristol in 1823 and to Radcliffe in 1833. The building was expanded in 1952. -
[Inside the Farmer’s National Bank at 244 Radcliffe Street]
The bank occupied the building in 1833. The building was erected in 1818 as a private home.
Pictured third from left is Thomas Scott, assistant cashier. His father Charles Scott had been cashier for 41 years (1883-1922). Thomas Scott was elected cashier in 1924 following the death of his father. Others unidentified. -
Postcard: "Radcliffe Street, Bristol, Pennsylvania"
Photograph taken at the corner of Mulberry Street and Radcliffe Street. Fabian's Pharmacy, opened in 1909, closed in May of 1998. -
"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. -
"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. -
"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." -
Postcard: "Radcliffe Street, Showing Bank, Bristol, Pa."
House on the right was built in 1831 for Thomas Kennedy, first Superintendent of the Delaware Canal. Next to the house is Farmer’s National Bank.
Written on back of postcard: "Return to Miss Anna Grow, 624 Race St., Bristol, Pa."
Addressed to "Mrs. William J. Grow, 16th + Locust St., Hazleton, Pa." -
[Market Street Wharf, with two of Bristol’s banking institutions visible]
The white building with columns is the former Farmer’s Bank founded in 1814. The red brick building is First Service Bank erected in 1950 by the Bristol Trust Company, later to be called Delaware Valley Bank, Philadelphia National Bank, and First Union Bank. In 1998 First Union Bank and Fidelity Bank merged to become Wachovia Bank. In May of 1999 First Service Bank opened at this site. -
[Bristol waterfront, view from Delaware River]
From left to right on Bristol’s waterfront (at the time of this photograph) are the Bristol Riverside Theater, First Service Bank, a house with law offices and ‘Bristol Pilot’ editor’s office, and Wachovia Bank (Iconic Columns). -
[Bath Street near the corner of Bath and Buckley Streets (east side)]
The delivery truck belonged to Francis Wear who had a grocery store on the corner. The middle building has been removed, but it is the side of a drug store (fist owned by Mr. Watson and then Alan Vogenberg). -
[Bath Street looking north just above Buckley Street, on right and Mifflin Street on left]
Building left of center was Kay’s Bakery. It has been removed. The trolley tracks to Newtown/Doylestown are visible on the street.