Bristol’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Bristol. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Bristol originally was referred to as Bristol Station until 1957, when nearby Bristol merged with Yorkville to form a single unified city. Due to the unification, Bristol Station was able to drop the Station off its name and it is officially referred to as simply "Bristol". The community is still within proximity to Yorkville, whose borders are now no more than a mile from the center of town, and due to the growth of Oswego, Yorkville, and Sugar Grove, Bristol will soon either be annexed by one of the larger municipalities or become completely surrounded. Bristol has a small post office, bar, and train station located near the center of town. In June 2008, Raging Waves, Illinois' largest water park, was built just north of Bristol.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Bristol’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bristol’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThis turkey farm barn near Bristo…, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Bristol, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as This turkey farm barn near Bristol, Illinois, holds 4,500 birds (1980) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.