Sarasota’s Circus Roots……

A quick posting for throwback Thursday…………

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John Ringling’s decision to move the winter quarters of his circus to Sarasota in 1927 forever changed the community.   Individuals connected with the “Greatest Show on Earth” made their homes here, raised their families here and added an array of new professions to the young city.

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It wasn’t long before Sarasota became known world-wide as the home of the circus.

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