From Jerry Digney #1

Recently received a copy of the Boston Garden's 50th anniversary (1978) souvenir program; featured is an article on the RBBB circus which first appeared there in April, 1929, and every year since, and also a shot of the modern circus from the "nose bleed" section. Set up very similar to Madison Sq. Garden with additional stages. I don't think that most of the newer buildings have the same expansive footprint--barely room for three rings and a decent size track. the old, crusty Boston Garden (now torn down), above the North Station train terminal, is where I embarked on my first circus job. Coincidentally, that same year, while working after school at age 18 as a radio announcer, I interviewed George Hamid (then in his 70s?) as he was prepping to open his Hamid police circus date at the Boston Arena--which I think he had for years.