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[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. -
[Man atop horse in front of 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, opened in 1909. The former school is now called "The Jefferson" and is an upscale condominium. The stone house, partly visible to the right, was standing as of 1999. William and Mary Grundy, and their children Joseph and Margaret, moved to Bristol in 1877 and occupied the house when William Grundy started the Worsted Mill, now 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 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 said it had 2 rooms, seven per floor. There was a large front porch and balconies on the second and third floors. It had a bathroom 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 in a tree for boys to play basketball. Mr. Peirce, the owner wanted the Smiley family to buy the house because Joseph Grundy wanted to purchase it to tear it down and have a public school erected there. The Smiley family did not have the amount of money to purchase it and they moved to Lafayette Street. Joseph Grundy purchased it, had it torn down, and donated the land for the building of Jefferson Avenue School. -
[210 Jefferson Avenue]
The house shows five windows across. A line on the right side of the house (in 1998) indicated that an addition was added. Also evident is the original chimney, which is now protruding two windows to the left of the present right side of the house. The porch roof has been raised to just below the third story. The house was owned by Bristol Councilman James Douglas and wife Dorothy. -
[Pear Street at Jefferson Avenue]
The houses were built for workers at adjacent mills. It has been removed and lots created by the removal are parking lots. One of the families that formerly lived there and in the featured photograph is the Walt Munibach family. -
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[412 Otter Street]
Home of Peter and Sadie Grosky, who operated Bristol Beef, a slaughterhouse at 533 Maple Street. The house is now listed under the name of Aaron Mittleman, a family member, and the business is now called Bristol Park. The business has been a wholesale meat business (as of 2001). -
[400 Otter Street]
Was once the site of Leibfreid Lumber Yard in the early part of the twentieth century. By 1941, Farmers Quality Food & Supply co-occupied the site. By the 1950s, David Landreth operated the Bristol Seed Company. The next occupant in the building adjacent to the street was Bristol Glass. By 2000, Bristol Glass moved to Cedar Street. The middle of these parallel rectangular buildings was removed. In 2001, the property was unoccupied. -
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[Walnut Street in the snow]
Walnut Street begins at Radcliffe Street and ends at Pond Street. On the right is the former Baptist Church, now (as of 2017) Spotlight Holy Temple and St. James Episcopal Church. On the left was the former Washington Hall, now a private residence. -
"Benj. Lantell. Merchant Tailor. BRISTOL, PA. 1887"
Benjamin Lantell was the great-grandfather of Albert DeVoe. He lived at 334 Dorrance Street. At that time, the numbering system was different and the number was 54 Dorrance Street. His tailor shop was at his home. -
[Corner of Market and Cedar Streets]
As of 2017, the building is owned by the Bristol Riverside Theater on Radcliffe and Market Street. -
[Corner of Market and Cedar Streets]
As of 2017, the building is owned by the Bristol Riverside Theater on Radcliffe and Market Street. -
[Corner of Market and Cedar Streets]
As of 2017, the building is owned by the Bristol Riverside Theater on Radcliffe and Market Street. -
[Houses constructed in 2005 by Bristol Contractor Ralph DiGuseppi, President of Borough Council at the time of this photograph being taken]
The last use of this site was Walnut Hill Wax Company. These houses are called by that name. 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 shipyard’s closing, which was supported workers from Harriman, the Bancroft Hickey Company, a firm that made grinding wheels and abrasive products, occupied the site. The wax company burned in January 2001 and the lot was cleared. -
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[Building at the corner of Wood and Market Streets opposite from Bristol Fire Company No. 1]
The building dates back before the American Revolutionary War. It has been said that American officers from that war stayed in this building for a while. We (Harold and Carol Mitchener) know that the Friends Meeting House (Quaker) at Market and Wood Streets was built in 1711 and served as a temporary hospital for American troops during that war. -
[Ground breaking for the Grundy Tower apartment complex on Pond Street, opposite Mulberry Street and the Bristol Municipal Building]
This was the former site of the freight station of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
From left to right are: Leonard N. Snyder, Grundy Foundation Director, Thomas E. Morris; Grundy Foundation Trustee, Oscar M. Hansen; Grundy Foundation Trustee, Karl Gabler; Ex-Director of Bucks County Housing Authority, W. James MacIntosh; Grundy Foundation Chairman and Trustee, Edwin R. Rummler; Grundy Foundation Trustee, and Albert E. Harker of Fidelity Bank. -
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[Postcard: Grundy Tower Senior Living Apartments across from the Bristol Municipal Building at 250 Pond Street]
The fountain in the front is the "Memorial Fountain." -
[Members of the Grundy Foundation Board of Directors break ground for the parking lot behind Mil Street]
Left is Leonard Snyder, former Executive Director of the Grundy Foundation. -
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Postcard: "Birds Eye View of West Bristol, Bristol, Pa."
Row of houses in foreground is on Swain Street and was known as Berke’s Row. Bath Street School is in center. Photograph taken before 1910 as railroad has not been built--Silver Lake is larger.
Inscription on back of postcard reads: "See you next Saturday." Addressed to "Miss Elizabeth [Hartzell], Salfordville, Pa., Montg. Co." Stamped on August 4, Bristol. -
[Band playing in a parade on what is possibly Cedar Street]
Based upon the trees it was summer, the cars on the street indicated that it was early twentieth century. -
[Vietnam War veterans monument]
This monument with flag is located at the waterfront near the Gazebo in Lions Park. It is in memory of the Vietnam War Veterans. Names on the monument were those killed in the conflict. -
[Fountain dedicated to the memory of Martha P. Swain, a charter member of the Bristol Chapter for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U)]
Located on the south side of Walnut Street at Radcliffe Street is a fountain dedicated to the memory of Martha P. Swain, a charter member of the Bristol Chapter for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U). Dedicated in 1914, it provided water for humans as well as horses. In the 20th century, the horse trough was removed because it protruded into the street. -
[Michael Dougherty statue]
This stature of Michael Dougherty (1844-1930) was erected in memory of his contribution to the Civil War. He was a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. The monument is located on Jefferson Avenue at Grundy Park. The monument was erected by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, honoring Dougherty’s country of origin (Ireland) and his service to his adopted nation. -
[High Cross Monument, Bristol Wharf]
The High Cross Monument was erected in 1997 by the Celtic Heritage Foundation. It is located at the waterfront park and celebrates all of the Celtic people who immigrated to America. -
[Christopher Columbus statue, Bristol Wharf]
Columbus monument was erected by the Columbus 500 Foundation to celebrate his 500th anniversary of his first trip to America. Artist Joseph Pavone created the statue. It was the first of the monuments to be placed at the waterfront park. -
[Hispanic Monument, Bristol Wharf]
Hispanic Monument in Lyon’s Park was erected in 1998. It represents a sentry box at El Morro Castle Fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was designed by Bristol artist Joseph Sagolla and constructed by volunteer labor. -
[Tracks marking the area near where President-elect Abraham Lincoln’s train stopped in 1861]
Lincoln was on his way to Washington D.C. for the inauguration. He addressed the crowd from the train’s observation platform. Four years later, a crown stood silently to watch his funeral train. The track is located opposite Borough Hall in Bristol Borough. -
[Cannon Monument]
This monument was presented by Burnet Landreth in memory of the 44 officers and 461 men from Bristol who fought in the Civil War. The cannon, made in France in 1762, was captured from the Confederate army in 1863. It stands at the Bristol Post Office. -
[Eagle Monument at the Bristol Post Office]
Monument was erected in honor of those who served in World War I. Included are the names of those killed. -
[Julian R. Bley, Sr. Memorial, on the grounds of Borough Hall]
This monument is in memory of all firefighters, police, and E.M.S. personnel who were killed in the line of duty. Presently there are three names on the monument, including Bley who died in 1984. -
[Harriet Ross Tubman monument]
Harriet Tubman had been born a slave, but escaped in 1849. She became one of the principal activists of the Underground Railroad. Although she never came to Bristol, a number of her descendants settled in Bristol and Bucks County. The monument was erected in 2006 and stands in Lions Park. -
[Harriet Tubman monument, Bristol Wharf]
The Harriet Tubman monument was erected in 2006 by the Bucks County African American Historical and Cultural Society, June 24, 2006. There are several Bristol families directly related to Harriet Ross Tubman living in Bristol. -
[Memorial Fountain at Pond & Beaver Streets]
This Memorial Fountain was dedicated in 1987 'to our forefathers whose creative minds working hands and energetic spirits built this community." It was funded by local citizens and the work of construction was with volunteer labor. -
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[Hispanic Monument at the Bristol Wharf]
The Hispanic Monument at the waterfront was designed by Bristol artist Joe Sagoth. It was modeled after a sentry box at El Morro Castle Fort in San Juan Puerto Rico. The monument celebrates the three cultures in Puerto Rico. -
[World War II Monument]
This obelisk like structure honors the men and women who served their country during World War II and had lived in the area of Bristol. Stars next to the names signifies those who gave their lives in the war. The monument is located at Pond and Fillmore Streets. -
[Joseph R. Grundy bust on the grounds of the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library]
This bronze bust of Joseph R. Grundy stands on the grounds of the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library. Mr. Grundy was a M. S. Senator, Borough Councilman, wealthy industrialist, and philanthropist. Upon his death he established the Grundy Foundation giving back to his community by directing that his Bristol town house become a museum of local history. There is a library for public use in memory of his sister Margaret. Bristol artist Joseph E. Pavone created this sculpture. It was presented by the Lion’s Club of Bristol. -
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[Route 413 South in Bristol Township]
The cars are going toward the Burlington Bristol Bridge and traveling south on PA Route 413. The railroad between Philadelphia and New York is over the underpass. Turn right and it is Otter Street in Bristol. -
[Intersection of Otter Street at PA Route 413]
The underpass leads to PA Route 413 North. Bristol Cemetery is just beyond the underpass. Turn left and travel to Croydon on US Route 13. The railroad between Washington and New York is over the road.