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"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. -
Postcard: "Bath St., Bristol, PA."
Bath Street at Buckley Street looking north. The elevated railroad is not in the picture, which dates the picture before 1910. Trolley tracks connected Bristol and Doylestown. -
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. -
[Postcard: Cars approaching Mulberry Street]
The tallest building on the left is the King George Inn.
Written on back of postcard by Dora Colville, donor: "Grandfather Thompson, Father C. R. T. Sr., Dora Delema Thompson. Watching the parade on Radcliffe St., Bristol, Pa. Time between 1914-1916." -
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. -
[200 block of Market Street]
The blue and red houses are two of the oldest houses in Bristol. -
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[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. -
[Photograph of man, boy, and horse taken on Cedar Street between Dorrance and Washington Streets with Radcliffe Street in the background]
Man and boy unidentified.
Large stone house in background is on Radcliffe Street at Washington Street. In 1998, it is owned by the William Pezza family. Previously owned by Dr. Fannin whose daughter married William Pezza. House was originally built for the Dorrance family about 1876. The site was once a garden for the house across Radcliffe Street owned by Thomas Cooper. -
Postcard: "Bath St., Bristol, PA."
Bath Street facing north at corner of Buckley Street. Wear’s Grocery store is located where the roof is over the sidewalk. Trolley tacks are in the middle of the street. This trolley went to Doylestown (1900-1932). The elevated railroad line is in the background. It was moved there circa 1910-1911. The house and wagon are at the corner of Bath and Mill Streets. Sewer pipes are on the side of the road. Sewer pipes started from this corner in September of 1911. -
Postcard: "Bath St., Bristol, PA."
This is a photograph of Bath Street's 500 block looking north. The electric railroad which was built in (1910-1911) is in the background. Trolley tracks are in the street (1900-1932). Sewer pipes are along the edge of the roadway. Sewers were started on this street in September of 1911. -
[Parade in Bristol, possibly on Cedar Street showing a fire company group marching]
Based on the style of the cars on the street it would have been early twentieth century. With the trees in full bloom it was in summer. -
[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. -
"Jefferson Av., Bristol, PA."
Corner of Jefferson Avenue and Radcliffe Street. -
[Jefferson Avenue taken from the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Radcliffe Street]
The house on the right with the white columns and railing on the porch is number 115 Jefferson Avenue. -
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[House on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Pond Street]
This mansard roof house on a knoll, surrounded by a white wooden fence, is now the site of the former Jefferson Avenue School, which opened in 1909. The former school is now called ‘The Jefferson’ and is an upscale condominium.
William and Mary Grundy, and their children Joseph and Margaret, moved to Bristol in 1877 and occupied the house when William Grundy started the Watershed Mill on Jefferson Avenue and Canal Street. The last known family to live in the house was John and Elizabeth Smiley, and their children. It was also owned by Joseph Peirce who started the Bristol Improvement Company and erected the Grundy Mill building.
Florence C. Smiley Foster, one of ten children of John and Elizabeth Smiley, described the appearance of the house in a paper she wrote about her family history. She stated that it had 21 rooms seven per floor. There was a large front porch and balconies on the second and third floors. It had a bathroom and a tank on the top floor in what was called the tank room for bath water. Her father would pump water weekly to the tank from the cellar. The fenced yard was large especially the front. There were beautiful, blooming lilacs and azaleas. Her father grew lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes in the backyard and shared them with neighbors. He also put baskets on a tree branch for boys to play basketball.
Mr. Peirce, the owner, wanted the Smiley family to buy the house because Joseph Grundy wanted to purchase it, tear it down, and have a public school built there. The Smiley family did not have the amount of money to purchase it. They then moved to Lafayette Street. Joseph Grundy purchased it, had it torn down, and donated the land for the building of Jefferson Avenue School which opened in 1909. -
[The Jefferson condominium building]
It was originally opened in 1909 as the Jefferson Avenue School. In the 1960s it was divided into apartments called ‘The Jefferson.’ -
[The Jefferson condominium building]
It was originally opened in 1909 as the Jefferson Avenue School. In the 1960s it was divided into apartments called ‘The Jefferson.’ -
[Walnut Hill Houses under construction]
These houses were constructed in 2005 by contractor Ralph Di Giuseppe, who was also President of Bristol Borough Council. The last use of this site was the Walnut Hill Wax Company. These houses are called Walnut Hill houses. The one-way street through the complex was named for the contractor. During World War I, this had been the site of a heating plant which supplied heat to the houses in the newly constructed town of Harriman. After the closing of the shipyard, which was supported by workers from Harriman, the Bancroft-Hickey Manufacturing Company (makers of Grundy wheels and abrasive products) occupied the site. The wax company burned in January 2001. -
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[Two homes with "Carter, Housen, Townsend" written on front of photograph]
Believed to be on Garden Street between Beaver Street and Jefferson Avenue. The names on the front (Carter, Housen, Townsend) have not been traced; however, they were Bristol families.Tags Bristol Borough -
[Porch of Walnut Grove]
The home of the Grundy family at the corner of Newport and Newportville Roads opposite the Neshaminy Creek. -
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[721 Cedar Street]
The lot to the left of the house was part of the property of Comfort’s Lining and Carriage Rental business. William Salerno (as of 2000) has his law office at 220 Radcliffe Street in the former Thomas Scott house, just south of the original Farmer’s National Bank (presently called Wells Fargo).Tags Bristol Borough -
[Building with red siding was the former home/carriage rental business of Ellis Comfort, located at Dorrance & Cedar Streets]
There had been a livery stable behind the house. Their son Ellis ‘Speet’ Comfort, once operated an antique repair shop in the building boarded up in the photograph. The house now has new siding and a large fan-type window on the side third story where the two windows are located in this photograph. -
"Walnut St., Bristol, PA"
Walnut Street taken from corner of Wood Street. In the background is PA Railroad and gate keepers post on the left. The name "Carter" is a printed advertisement for "Carter’s Little Liver Pills” on the J. J. Tyrol Wood and Coal Company, which was along the canal. Snyder-Girotti Elementary school sets on this property presently and the canal was filled in. The grocery store on the right belonged to Morris Helyer. Date of photograph is unknown, however, active railroad stopped in 1911. Street is also unpaved. -
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[No. 804 and no. 806 Mansion Street]
Identification is being based on two letters received.
Number 804 was the home of Jenny and Louis Townsend. Identification was made by Mrs. Louis Townsend (Helen), of 607 Nolan Avenue, Morrisville. She identifies the house on the left (number 806) as the home of Mae and Harry Carter. A second letter of identification was received from Gladys Wink Carlen, who also recognized the house as belonging to the Townsend family. -
[House with unidentified people on the porch is on the north side of Layfayette Street in the two-hundred block]
Looking between that house and the one to the right, there is a large stone house in the background. This house stood on a property at Jefferson Avenue and Pond Street until it was removed to make room for the Jefferson Avenue School in 1908-1909. -
Postcard: "Jefferson Avenue from Pond Street, Bristol, PA."
Jefferson Avenue School was opened in 1909. It is the first building on the left. -
Postcard: "Jefferson Avenue, showing Public School, Bristol, Pa."
School was opened in 1909.
Multiple copies available within the collection.
One copy has the inscription: "May 6, 1915, 307 Washington St., Bristol, Pa. Hello There, Did you rec'd your grass I send you last week. William Duncan (v. soon)." Addressed to "Mrs. Howard Lewis, Aquetong, Bucks Co., Pa."
Another copy reads: "Dear [Bao] and family, did you get word about poor Uncle Wm dying Sunday night at about 11 o'clock. Funeral at 130 Wed--afternoon. He surely was a patient sufferer. Hope you are all well as this leaves us all well except [Joe]. Love to all from [Mallie]." Addressed to "Mrs. G. W. Keller, Norfolk, Va. R.J. D. No. 1." Stamped February 27, [1915]." -
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Postcard: "Washington St., Bristol, Pa."
Inscription on back of postcard reads: "Lizzie we are having a good time. Bert and his family are all well. from Anna Grow." Addressed to "William L. Grow, 298 Alter St., Hazleton, Pa."
Stamp on back circa August 15, 1908. -
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"In front of John Johnson [illegible]"
Information related to John Johnson from the Bristol Directory provided on back of photograph.Tags Bristol Borough -
["Forge Bridge" looking east toward the river]
The bridge is over the Delaware Canal as part of Beaver Street. The original wooden canal bridge (1827) was replaced by this bridge in 1929. On the right is Buckley Street. The canal ceased to operate in October 1931. This bridge was removed in 1960 and the canal on either side filled in. The house was removed when the Snyder-Girotti Elementary School was constructed in 1956. -
[Unidentified woman posing on bridge over the Delaware Canal at Beaver Street ("Forge Bridge")]
Concrete bridge built in 1929 to replace 1827 wooden bridge over the Delaware Canal at Beaver Street. Known as the Forge Bridge, it was removed in 1960 when the canal was filled with soil. Photograph says house in the background belonged to a sea-captain. -
[Photograph approximated to be Bath Street near the corner of Buckley Street]
At the corner of Bath and Buckley Street was a local grocery store owned by J. F. Wear--the name which appears on the delivery truck to the left. The business behind the tree was occupied by several drug stores. Presently the former grocery and drug store buildings were removed and a lot with landscaping is on that site (as of 2014). -
[Gazette Office building]
This building was erected in 1874 as a one-room school house by the Society of Friends (Quaker). In the early 20th century it was rented by various organizations including the American Legion (1924-1929). One of the groups that rented it, eventually purchased it (Bristol Travel Club). They sold it to the Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation in 1991, which uses it as their headquarters. At the time of this photograph, it was the office of The Gazette, a local newspaper. -
[Linden Street looking toward Otter Street from Mifflin Street]
Green Street is on the right, just before the "Do not Enter" sign. -
[House at the corner of Linden and Miffin Streets]
At the time of the photograph it was owned by William Grow and his wife Beatrice.Tags Bristol Borough -
[200 block of Market Street]
The house with the windows boarded up was the Bilger home. They are deceased and a new family renovated it. The double house is one of the older houses in Bristol. -
[Jefferson Avenue at Pond Street]
The mansard roof house stood on a knoll where the Jefferson Avenue School was built in 1909. The former school is now called “The Jefferson” and is an upscale condominium. The stone house to the right remains today. The dairy wagon is of Appleton’s Dairies. The driver is not identified. -
[A religious parade from St. Ann Church on Dorrance and Pond Streets]
The nuns and other participants are photographed on Pond Street about to turn on to Jefferson Avenue. To the right is the Jefferson Avenue Public School. -
[A parade float turning the corner from Pond Street on to Jefferson Avenue, traveling to Radcliffe Street]
Note the building at Jefferson Avenue and Pond Street with the metal awning over the sidewalk--a grocery store. This warmer weather image may have been a celebration at the conclusion of World War II (1945) with a parade. -
[Parade on Pond Street approaching Jefferson Avenue]
On the right is Jefferson Avenue Public School (opened 1909). The groups may have been from St. Ann (Church and School) celebrating a special religious day. The photograph was taken in summer (note the leaves on the trees). Religious processions were known to be held by the congregation of St. Ann Church located at the corner of Dorrance and Pond Streets.