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Show _ The SaltLake Tribune TRAVEL Sunday January16, 2000 BY ADRIA CIMINO culture and identity. John Ring- ling Towers hotel was one of the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 23, hot social spots. Last year. it was torn downaf- SARASOTA,Fla. On March 1927, the local paper's bold tera lengthyfight overits historic headline announced an eventthat value vs, the building’s state of disrepair. Ringling ‘was a very clever man who saw business opportunities everywhere,” Johnson says. “He came to Sarasota for would define the image of this tranquil resort town well into the future. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus had chosen Sara: sota as its winter headquarters that.” prime spot on the Gulf of Mexico for his Gothic-style palace. Ringling’s home and personal art museum hold prime spots along the waterfront, along with a and John Ringling had selected a Ke circus memorabilia museum added in the late 1940s. About Those lively daysof circuslife a boasting names such as Wallenda, Emmett Kelly and MayWirth disappeared from thecity’s limelight Jim Cooper ‘The Associated Press 280,000 people visit each year, with halfof them from outofstate, in 1960 when the winter quarters moved a few miles south to Venice, Fla. Outof This World Giantreplicas of Jupiter, right, and Satum are suspended ii n midair at the new Hayden Planetarium in the Rose Center for circus town endures. Earth and Space. But whereis it? Hint: Some of this town's skyscrapers seem to touch the heavens. Continuing with our spaced-out theme,look for Jupiter and Venusin the map, below, and namethatstate. (See answers on H-4). cus or have been in thecircus,” says David Ebitz, director of the museums. “Most people don’t realize it, but several thousand people who currently are here are in the cir- “It takes whatall these people says circus historian Alva Johnson. With today’s year-round cir- ©TheBLM. Gousha Co. 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A project to clean the courtyard was completed last June. photographs of vaulters, balancers and trainers and circusanimal poster showcase during 2000, CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-777-1801 oi eeeed ferret himself, has recently reinstalled the collections in several ofits present. The museumalso will feature PACKAGESINCLUDE 2 NIGHTS LODGING, A SNOWMOBILE PER PERSON, CLOTHING AND A DINNERIN © OUR FAMILY RESTAURANT. aan GOOD 7 DAYS WEEK THRU FEBRUARY PRUEPT HOLIDAYS Best Western The art museum, housing manypieces chosen by Ringling bridging the gap betweenpast and $130rer PERSON 2 Guided tours of the museum are available by reservation, Monday through Saturday. For information call (262) 628-3170. $12 million cleanup is scheduled for the summerof 2001. ta’s style takes them back to those days. At the same time,it carries the art form into the future, Enjoy the Park in Winter via a Snowmobile! be topped by a 1,063-pound bell tos is being removed from the John. A grand reopening after a the city, he says. They were accustomed to seeing the elegant expertise of the circus greats and Circus Saraso- SNOWMOBILE YELLOWSTONE will also havea gift shop and farm exhibit space. The structure will is also a workin progress. Asbes- mansion, known byits Venetian nameas the Ca d'Zan, or House of shows,” that currently winter in pedestal,” Ebitz says. A local circus school, Circus markingthe city with their own Wisconsin Museum? Now That Ringsa Bell tions it owns, he says. The restof the Ringling estate community,” Ebitz says. The retirees have difficulty relating to the small-scale, three. ring circuses, known as “mud doto earn a living and puts itona cuses, the performers comeand go throughout the year, he says. In the days of Ringling’s circus, performers wintered in Sarasota, OQ hob Mapcourtesy the H.M. 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