Ringling Blvd. Suite 500,
The Ringling Brothers Circus.
However, Ringling Bros pushed the theory that the fire was started on purpose.
For this, Ringling Bros was always the most well-attended
and biggest revenue generating circus of its era.
He bought the very young elephant from John Ringling as a gift for his 6 year old daughter in 1920.
It was July 6th,
1944 and this was the final day that Ringling Bros.
and Barnum & Bailey's “Greatest Show On Earth” was in town.
Hit with expenses from the new, very strict standards, Ringling Bros
and Barnum & Bailey performed for the last time underneath their formerly iconic outdoor tent in 1956.
Part of this preparation included waterproofing it
with a mixture of paraffin and white gasoline, something that had been done for years by both Ringling Bros and other circuses.
While competitors often
had a reputation for attracting a certain crowd, Ringling Bros made sure theirs was for the family-
there was to be no alcohol, no cussing and a show aimed at the kids.