Thursday, December 10, 2009

From Peter Rosa #1

Buckles
Do you know anything about these two houses. They are reported to have been built by Ringling for the Doll family. They still sit on a street near Jungle Gardens. One was recently for sale. I stopped and inquired about the historical background from the owner of one of them. She is a writer and has not been able to find out any information about the original owners. She would love to know anything that you or your readers could tell us about these houses. In these photos the houses look big, but they are really small and when you see them in person, it is a real possibility that they were built for the Doll family.

Hoping to hear from you or some of your blog readers.

Thanks
Pete Rosa


"I can't imagine John Ringling building a house for anyone.
In fact the story comes to mind, that in the side show railroad sleeper, the length of Harry Doll's berth was reduced to provide space for the giant in the next berth."
Buckles

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A== B.S. STORY STARTED BE THE SEGWAY TOUR CO IN SARASOTA AND HAS NO TRUTH TO IT===RAY MACMAHON

Anonymous said...

You can probably search the title of the property in local county records. Solicit the assistance of your local county employees until they show how it can be done.