| Here is a set of photos of Ringling quarters in Venice. They were take in Feb. 2002. With great story in the post " Ringling Wardrobe #1". I think this would help the ones that have not seen quarters. |
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Venice Quarters 2002 (From Dave Powell)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
I really don't remember the origin of this building anymore. Wasn't it designed to use the old concello seatwagons? Was it built from the ground up for Ringling?
Thanks,
Bob
Check Richard Reynolds comprehensive articles on the circus in Venice in Bandwagon, ND94, ND95 and JF96, for the background of Venice's circus heritage. I think that there's also other coverage in BW and WT on the site.
The Venice Arena is still standing.
As we live in Venice and drive by very often and see it in such a deplorable state it is very sad when we have such wonderful memories of all the activity that used to go on when both the Red & Blue Units were in rehearsal.
A couple of years ago it was to be demolished at the cost of $500.000
But at that time it wasn’t in the budget.
The next time it came up in the newspaper the cost was $750.000, Again vetoed.
Recently it was discussed again but now the cost is One million, Needless to say it is still standing, A couple of weeks ago someone tried to set fire to it but the firemen were in time and only very little damage.
Only activity going on now is Tito Gaona’s Flying school in the back yard.
I remember when the unit's first split, and the Blue Show was sent to the Opa Loka Airport in Miami in 1986-87, I wonder what the heck was going on. In 1993, when Kenneth Feld spoke with me in New Orleans, about the show no longer returning to Venice I knew what was going on. In that moment I felt I could understand how Maximus felt, having to accept the collapse of Rome.
Wade Burck
Post a Comment