Monday, December 21, 2009

From Peter Rosa #14


This is an 8 X 10 photo from Don Foote and Mel Cabral's photo collection

Printed on photo: Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Winter Quarters 1965

ROSA COLLECTION

Buckles, previously there was a visitor to your blog that wanted to know more about Don Foote. I grew up with Don and Mel and would be glad to be contacted for more information at rosapj@AOL.com

Pete Rosa

Posted by Buckles at 12/21/2009 05:48:00 AM

6 comments:

JIM ELLIOTT said...

AGAIN---WE HAVE A WONDERFUL SET OF PHOTOS. THANKS, SO MUCH, BUCKLES FOR SHOWING THEM, AND THANK YOU, PETER ROSA, FOR FURNISHING THEM.

21 December, 2009 08:07
Barry said...

What a difference 45 years can make. Today the circus arena and grounds are slowly being reclaimed by the land.

21 December, 2009 11:35
Roger Smith said...

Previous photos of the old RB Venice buildings reveal the eyesore remains to remind us of a Section 8 reject.

21 December, 2009 16:58
GaryHill said...

I went to Google Earth and looked at the old winter quarters , pretty sad.

21 December, 2009 20:32
Chic Silber said...

Yes Roger when I shot those last

photos of the front corner a few

months ago I could have cried

Not that it was ever anything but

a hodgepodge of building segments

some from the Sarasota site and

others from a salvage yard but

for the years that some of the

truly "TGSOE" shows went together

I am grateful to have been a part

of much of that

21 December, 2009 21:16
Anonymous said...

Seems such a darn shame it probaly will be demolished eventually.So much history and true American culture.I guess it comes down to economics.
I drove by it earlier this year.I had not been to the site in 35 years.Funny I cant recall the show,If memory serves me correct it was the Blue Premier.My mother,sister and her husband attended.
Venice folk should get an effort together to save the place.Perhaps as a community center.
Maybe I am wrong but I have seen worse buildings repaired.City fathers will use code to get rid of it.
At any rate It was spooky just to think of all the greats that trained their and have passed on.
If you close your eyes for a moment you could hear Harold Ronk singing,Tito doing the triple,Gunther with the cats,and Buckles working the bulls!!
THe kids today will never know just how important THe GSOE was!!
A huge part of America has died or is dying!!

22 December, 2009 21:50

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