The shopping area's on the CW site, would the motel be the former Howard Johnson's across the street. It's now closed for remodeling (probably by a bulldozer). Another guess was the Race Way station, was it the scene of the truck stop where you'd weigh the elephants? I just thought you might select a few photos that show the current state of the property. |
Friday, March 13, 2009
Circus World today! #1 (From Jim Alexander)
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Does anyone know who bought the wagons at the auction? I knoe Allan C. Hill got a couple of the cages as they are up at CWM now.
Bob
Bob,
The former Ringling wagons that were at Circus World were as follows: 3 short ammo cages, #83 giraffe wagon, #145 prop wagon, #61prop wagon, #124 large office and #10 menagerie supply. Supposedly #11 generator was also there but I don't remember seeing it.
Alan Hill purchased the three ammo cages and the 85 hippo cage plus some of the small spec floats.
He used them for several years at the Sarasota Festival.
I don't recall who purchased the other wagons.
The giraffe wagon, #145 props and two of the ammo cages are currently at the Circus Hall of Fame in Peru.
The hippo den #85, #73 ammo cage and #10 menagerie supply are currently at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo as you well know.
I don't know the final disposition of #61 and #124.
Perhaps someone can help us with those two wagons.
Dom Yodice
The spec floats you mention
included the "Hapiness Train"
and the "Clown Cage" that we
built in 73 or 74 for the Blue
Show spec pulled by 3 elephants
By the time Alan had them they
had been repainted very badly
and were in poor condition
Chic
Dom,
Thanks for the info. I have a picture somewhere of one of the RBBB wagons full of horse harness when it was at the Circus World park. Which wagon would this have been?
Bob
Before the Circus Tent building was torn down, when the time blistered asphalt had fallen trees and branches tossed about hauntingly looking like tumbleweeds, I broke into the parking lot and took some interesting pictures. Sadly like most things from that life fading away, they are lost. They were taken in the prehistoric era when cameras used film, if I happen to stumble upon them I search out someone with a scanner and share them with all of y’all.
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