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412-426 Mill Street - Norman's Office Furniture, Forrest Theater
Owned by Arnold Norman at time of survey. -
1016 Wood Street - Wood Street Gym, Bristol Theatre
Owned by John C. Young, Jr. at time of survey. -
103-105 Mill Street - House of Thrift, Bessonett House/Family Theater
Owned by Leonard Davidson and Harry Glass at time of survey. -
Southeast Corner of Radcliffe and Market Streets - Bristol Theater
Owned by The Grundy Foundation at time of survey. -
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1995 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1995, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1996 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1996, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1997 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1997, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2005 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2005, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1998 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1998, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2006 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2006, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1999 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1999, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2000 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2000, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2001 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2001, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2002 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2002, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2003 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2003, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2004 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2004, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1987 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1987, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2007 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2007, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2008 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2008, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2009 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2009, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2010 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2010, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2011 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2011, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2012 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2012, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2013 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2013, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2014 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2014, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1988 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1988, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2015 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2015, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2016 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2016, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2017 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2017, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2018 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2018, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
2019 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 2019, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1989 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1989, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1990 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1990, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1991 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1991, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1992 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1992, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1993 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1993, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
1994 Playbills
Covers of playbills from 1994, the Bristol Riverside Theatre. -
[Event unveiling plans for a new maternity wing at the Delaware Valley Hospital, Wilson Avenue and Pond Street]
The framed illustration is the new maternity wing being added to the hospital in 1959.
Pictured on the right is David Norman, Mill Street merchant and proprietor of Norman’s Stationary Company. On the left is Helen Hayes, Broadway actress from New York. She was appearing at the Bristol Playhouse, a summer theater in the former Grand Theater building. -
[Image of a three-manual Kimball pipe organ in the Grand Theater located at the corner of Mill Street and Old Route 13]
Prior to the Grand Theater it was the Forrest Theater. In 1928 the Grand Theater made its debut with a movie called “The Jazz Singer.” -
[Interior seating and stage of former Grand Theater located on Mill Street and Old Route 13]
Theater closed and became Norman’s Office Furniture. -
[Inner lobby of the Grand Theater which was located on Mill Street at Old Bristol Pike (railroad)]
The theater replaced the Forrest Theater. The Grand opened January 1928. -
[Inside the Grand Theater at Mill Street and Old Route 13]
People standing, some with hands over their heart. The National Anthem was probably being played. Before 1927, the theater was called The Forest Theater. In 1928, "The Jazz Singer" (credited with being the first talking movie) was the first movie shown in the newly named theater. In 1959, well-known Broadway stars performed in the Bristol Playhouse, as it was then being called. -
[The 400 block of Mill Street circa 1958-1959]
On the left is Kanter’s Ladies and Men’s Clothing store at number 400. At the right end of the photograph is the Bristol Playhouse, the former Grand Theater. To the left of the theater building is Norman’s Stationary, Cards, Office Supplies and Gifts Store (number 416).
The theater (Playhouse) operated for several years as a summer venue. Major Hollywood stars and theater personalities acted there. The Grand Theater was Bristol’s largest theater. It opened in 1929 to replace the Forrest Theater which had been destroyed by fire at that location. Seating capacity at the Grand was 1,500. -
[Broadway actress Helen Hayes, who was in town performing at the summer theater located in the former Grand Theater]
This building was at Old Route 13 at Mill Street. The background for this image was at 119 Radcliffe Street (in 1954) in front of Hazel B. Erricco Fabric Shop. Presently this location is Annabella’s Restaurant.
Note: the reflection of the Bristol Theater (Movie Theater) across Radcliffe Street. Helen Hayes became known as the “First Lady of the American Theater.” -
[Postcard]: "Mill Street, showing Forest Theatre, Bristol, PA."
The Forrest Theater is on the right. In 1928 it was replaced by a theater called the Grand Theater. This image was made looking toward the Delaware River. This is the main business street called Mill Street. Note the trolley tracks in the middle. The trolley connect Philadelphia and Morrisville via Bristol between 1900 and 1932. -
[Family Theatre, Bristol, PA]
“Family Theatre” was located on Mill Street next to what had been Spencer’s Furniture Store at Mill and Radcliffe Street. It was on the north side of the street, two buildings west of the King George II Inn. -
Photocard: "Mill Street, showing Forest Theatre, Bristol, PA."
Mill Street. Taken from corner of Mill and Old Route 13 towards river. On the right is the Forrest Theater, which later became the Grand Theater and then Norman’s Store. Photograph taken in early 1900s. The image on the top is of Bracken Drum and Bugle Corps in front of Bristol Ford Company at Beaver & Prospect Streets, opposite the Bristol Post Office and train station. -
"King George Hotel and Movie House, Mill & Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA"
This photograph was taken from the Mill Street wharf area looking toward the corner of Mill and Radcliffe Streets. Although blurred, a horse appears on the right. The four-story building on the right is the King George II Hotel. Originally, the three-story house with the store front was the home of the Bessonett family, owners of the King George II Inn. Next to the house, the Family Theatre with the concave entrance is visible. The Bristol House is opposite the King George Inn. -
[Mill Street and Old Bristol Pike]
425 Mill Street is on the left and the Grand Theater and Norman’s Stationary are on the right side.