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"Main Line Penna. R.R. and Leedom Mills, Bristol, Pa. 1907"
PA Railroad main line through Bristol, taken at the corner of Walnut, Beaver, and Pond Streets. Leedom Carpet Mill on the left was later replaced by the Grundy Ice Rink. -
"Mill St. Bristol"
Photograph taken from the corner of Cedar and Mill Streets looking towards Bath Street. Keystone Hall/Chase House Hotel is in view at the end of Mill Street. Trolley tracks date the picture between 1900-1932, when the trolley was in use. -
"New P.R.R. Bride [Bridge] over Otter Crick [Creek] Bristol PA."
P.R.R. Bridge over Otter Creek. This elevated portion of the railroad was made in 1910. The arched bridge allowed Otter Creek to flow beneath the tracks. The railroad above the arch had a water trough to allow steam engines to take on water. Below the railroad in the arch, was a heater to keep the water from freezing in the winter. The track in the lower portion was only a work track and was removed once the project was complete. -
"New P.R.R. Bridg [sic] over Otter Crick [sic], Bristol PA."
Construction of the arched bridge over Otter Creek when the Pennsylvania Railroad through Bristol was being elevated and its course changed (1910-1911). In the background, upper right, is the gas company tank located at Linden and Mifflin Street. -
"New P.R.R. Bristol PA."
Two of the work steam engines required to help construct the embankment for the elevated Pennsylvania Railroad. -
"New P.R.R. Crossing Canal Bristol PA."
Photograph taken between 1910-1911 during the construction of the elevated railroad. The bridge crossed the Delaware Canal at the edge of the Delaware Canal Lagoon. The wooden supports for the tracks were later filled with an embankment of soil. The steam engine and cars were used to haul soil and equipment for the railroad. -
"New Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Bristol, PA"
"March 1910" on front of image has been crossed out and replaced with "Nov. 1911."
When the Pennsylvania Railroad was elevated in 1910, the course was changed and a new station erected at Beaver and Prospect Streets. It was opened in 1911. Tickets were purchased at ground level. A stairway on each side of the four tracks led to the boarding area and a heated waiting area. A tunnel was built for easy access from one side of the tracks to the other. Each side also had a freight elevator. The photograph shows the northbound side. In the picture a covering extends over the roadway. It was later removed. In 1997, the various service clubs of Bristol, led by the Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation, formed an organization to purchase and present the ground level ticket office. As of Autumn 1999, the project was nearing completion.
(Addendum) The completed station opened October 21, 2000 as a coffee house called Boosters. -
"Otter and Bath Streets, Bristol, Pa. 1909"
Hotel Closson at Otter and Bath Streets. Later it was called the Keystone Hotel. The trolley in the picture went to Doylestown. -
"P.R.R. Bristol PA."
One of the steam-powered shovels used to dig and load dirt and rocks used to create the embankment being constructed to support the altered route of the Pennsylvania Railroad through Bristol (1910-1911). Small work steam engines pulled the cars where they were unloaded to create the embankment. -
"P.R.R. Bristol PA."
Pennsylvania Railroad section of track in Bristol, PA. Photograph taken before 1930 when the P.R.R. was electrified. -
"P.R.R. Bristol PA."
Construction of the PA Railroad raised embankment through Bristol. -
"P.R.R. Bristol PA"
Construction of the railroad bridges on the elevated line (1910-1911) through Bristol. -
"P.R.R. Bristol PA"
P.R.R. section of track in Bristol, PA. Photograph taken before 1930 when the P.R.R. was electrified. -
"P.R.R. Bristol, PA"
The elevation of the P.R.R. through Bristol was done between 1910-1911. This is an underpass being constructed at Bath Street. The trolley tracks in the street connected Bristol with Newtown and Doylestown (circa 1900-1932). -
"P.R.R. Bristol, PA"
Otter Street underpass at U.S. Route 13 of the P.R.R. when it was being elevated, circa 1910-1911. Note the trolley track on the left at street level, which connected Bristol to Philadelphia from (1900-1932). -
"P.R.R. Bristol, PA"
Photograph taken during the construction of the elevated railroad at Bristol (1910-1911). -
"P.R.R. Freight Yards, Bristol, PA."
Former PA Railroad freight station. It was facing Pond and Mulberry Streets. The photographer was standing on Beaver Street. Photograph must have been taken before 1927 due to the current (2019) municipal building is missing. Where the freight station is standing is now, the Grundy Towers apartment complex was built in the 1970s. At the bottom of the photograph is the site the Snyder-Girotti Elementary School was built on. -
"Paddle boat docked at Bristol Wharf, in front of King George II."
Mill Street wharf at Bristol, PA. Steam boat landing connecting Bristol to Philadelphia and other locations in NJ. The King George II Inn is visible in the background, built in 1765 on the foundation of the original inn from 1681. -
"Pride of upper Delaware at Burlington, N. J."
The steam river boat “Columbia” at the Burlington, NJ wharf. Boat was built in 1876 for Captain Jonathan Cone who lived in Bristol. These boats traveled from Trenton to Philadelphia with stops at Bordentown, NJ, Bristol, PA, and Burlington, NJ. River travel was less expensive than railroad. In the summer, the boats would stop at Burlington Island’s theme park “Island Beach” until most of it burned down in 1934. -
"PRR at Bristol PA"
A post-1910 photograph of the PA Railroad pumping house, located near the Otter Creek underpass of the railroad. -
"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 Street, Bristol, Pa."
Radcliffe Street (Farmer’s Bank with columns built in 1818). Visible trolley tracks in operation 1900-1932. -
"Steamer 'Burlington' leaving Trenton for PA"
A Delaware River boat that ran between Trenton and Philadelphia with stops at Bordentown, NJ, Bristol, PA, and Burlington, NJ. Between 1917 and 1934, the boat also would stop at Burlington Island amusement park, Island Beach, until a large fire burned much of the park. The “Burlington” boat depicted was first called the “John A. Warner” and was built for Captain Jonathan Cone, who also built the boat “Thomas A. Morgan” in 1853. Captain Cone operated a grocery store on the corner of Radcliffe Street and Mill Street in partnership with Nathan Tyler before moving to Cape May, NJ where he was also involved in shipping.