The photos on this page were sent to us Jay Scullin who graduated from Morrisville High School in 1965. He has many stories about growing up in Morrisville and was kind enough to share these pictures with us, even though he wasn't alive when they were taken. Jay's father Jack Scullin was a well known figure in Morrisville. He was involved in the Morrisville Little League and also announced Morrisville football games.
Downtowm Morrisville,the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Bridge Street. Pryor's Drug Store was located on the first floor of the Stockham Building well into the 1960s. The Morrisville Bank was located across the street to the left.
The Morrisville Bank has changed many time since this picture was taken. Most resently it is aWachovia Bank. The building has also had major additions put on over the years. If you go to the "Autumn in Morrisville" page there is a modern day picture of the bank. The tree at the left is quite large now.
The Case School was used into the late 1950s. It was located on Bridge Street at the present location of the Robert Morris Apartments
The Old High School was at the present location of the M.R.Reiter School. Note Summerseat to the left.
The Morrisville trian station was located at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Green Street. It sat at the top of the hill. Jay and I both remember flattening pennies on the railroad tracks there. When the station was removed the hill was dug away and it is now Piscopo's Auto Repair Shop. .
Tattersall's Coal Yard was located at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Hillcrest Avenue along the Delaware Canal. This is the present location of the Presbyterian Towers. The large round bins were still there into the early 1960s. After the age of coal, Tattersall's was still in the heating business. Some of you might remember the saying "Let the Silver Fleet Deliver Your Heat"
Pages from Morrisville 125th Anniversary booket. The building in the top picture of this page was named after Thos.B.Stockham
At the corner of Harper Avenune and Hendrickson Avenue, this building was replaced by the present Capitol View School (now used as a daycare)
Below Jack Scullin is seen posing in front of the post office while serving in the US Navy during World War II. Because of his involvement in Morrisville sports he gained the name "Mr. Bulldog", he was also inducted into the Morrisville Hall of Fame in 1970.
Jack Scullin announcing a Morrisville football game at the A Field in the early 1960s.
Below are two of the many envelops containing letters sent to Jack Scullin by Mary Nutt who became Mrs Scullin and Jays mother. She was quite the artist and it is interesting to see how the women at home were thinking of the men overseas.
