Al G. Barnes & Sells-Floto Circus routes 1937, 1938

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Al G. Barnes & Sells-Floto Routes

1937 1938

For starred items, see end of route. Routes courtesy of John Polacsek and Bob Cline.

March
20-21 - San Diego, CA
22 - Santa Ana, CA
23 - Riverside, CA
24 - Alhambra, CA
25 - Pasadena, CA
26-31 - Los Angeles, CA*
April
1 - Los Angeles, CA*
2 - Glendale, CA
3-4 - Long Beach, CA
5-7 - Hollywood, CA*
8 - Santa Monica, CA
9 - Ventura, CA
10 - Santa Barbara, CA
11 - San Luis Obispo, CA
12 - Salinas, CA
13 - Santa Cruz, CA
14 - Modesto, CA
15 - Fresno, CA
16 - Bakersfield, CA
17 - Taft, CA
18 - Visalia, CA
19 - Merced, CA
20 - Napa, CA
21 - San Rafael, CA
22 - Alameda, CA
23-25 - Oakland, CA
26 - San Jose, CA
27 - Redwood City, CA
28 - San Mateo, CA
29-30 - San Francisco, CA
May
1-2 - San Francisco, CA
3 - Vallejo, CA
4 - Santa Rosa, CA
5-6 - Eureka, CA*
7 - Pentaluma, CA*
8 - Stockton, CA
9 - Willows, CA
10 - Chico, CA
11 - Marysville, CA
12 - Sacramento, CA
13 - Reno, NV
14 - Alturas, CA*
15 - Klamath Falls, OR
16 - Montague, CA*
17 - Ashland, OR
18 - Medford, OR
19 - Eugene, OR
20 - Marshfield, OR
21 - Corvalis, OR
22 - Salem, OR
23-25 - Portland, OR
26 - Longview, WA
27 - Aberdeen, WA
28-30 - Seattle, WA
31 - Bellingham, WA
1-2 - Vancouver, B.C. Canada
3 - Mt. Vernon, WA
4 - Everett, WA
5-6 - Tacoma, WA*
7 - Yakima, WA
8 - Walla Walla, WA
9 - Lewiston, ID
10 - Moscow, ID June
11 - Coeur d'Alene, ID
12-13 - Spokane, WA*
14 - Missoula, MT
15 - Butte, MT
16 - Dillon, MT
17 - Idaho Falls, ID
18 - Twin Falls, ID
19 - Pocatello, ID
20-21 - Salt Lake City, UT
22 - Logan, UT
23 - Park City, UT
24 - Evanston, WY
25 - Ogden, UT
26 - Provo, UT
27 - Price, UT*
28 - G. Junction, Co
29 - Salida, CO*
30 - Pueblo, CO
July
1 - Alamosa, CO
2 - Trinidad, CO
3 - Las Vegas, NM
4 - Santa Fe, NM
5 - Raton, NM
6 - La Junta, CO
7 - Colorado Springs, CO
8 - Loveland, CO
9-10 - Denver, CO
11 - Ft. Morgan, CO
12 - Sterling, CO
13 - Boulder, CO
14 - Ft. Collins, CO
15 - Greeley, CO
16 - Laramie, WY
17 - Rock Springs, WY
18 - Rawlings, WY
19 - Sidney, NE
20 - Scotts Bluff, NE
21 - Casper, WY
22 - Thermopolis, WY
23 - Billings, MT
24 - Lewistown, MT
26 - Great Falls, MT
27 - Havre, MT
28 - Glasgow, MT
29 - Williston, ND
30 - Minot, ND
31 - Fargo, ND
August
1 - Grand Forks, ND
2 - Bemidji, MN
3 - Hibbing, MN
4 - Duluth, MN
5 - Brainerd, MN
6 - St. Cloud, MN
7 - Willmar, MN
8 - Pipestone, MN
9 - Estherville, IA
10 - Albert Lea, MN
11 - Austin, MN
12 - Fairmont, MN
13 - Mankato, MN
14 - Clear Lake, IA
16 - Council Bluffs, IA
17 - O'Neill, NE* August
18 - Chedron, NE
19 - Alliance, NE
20 - Broken Bow, NE
21 - Hastings, NE
23 - NOrth Platte, NE
24 - Kearney, NE
25 - Fairbury, NE
26 - Manhattan, KS
27 - Concordia, KS
28 - Superion, NE
29 - Abilene, KS
30 - McPherson, KS
31 - Eldorado, KS
September
1 - Fort Scott, KS
2 - Springfield, MO
3 - Joplin, MO
4 - Miami, OK
6 - Tulsa, OK
7 - Enid, OK
8 - Clinton, OK
9 - Pampa, TX
10 - Woodward, OK
11 - Alva, OK
12 - Anthony, KS
13 - Wellington, KS
14 - Great Bend, KS
15 - Garden City, KS
16 - Dodge City, KS
17 - Pratt, KS
18 - LIberal, KS
20-25 - Amarillo, TX
26 - Childres, TX
27 - Wichita Falls, TX
28 - Duncan, OK
29 - Chickasha, OK
30 - Hobart, OK
October
1 - Lawton, OK
2 - Altus, OK
4 - San Angelo, TX
5 - Brownwood, TX
6 - Weatherford, TX
7 - Bonham, TX
8 - Denton, TX
9 - Waxahachie, TX
10 - Hillsboro, TX
11 - Bryan, TX
12 - Palestine, TX
13 - Henderson, TX
14 - Tyler, TX
15 - Terrell, TX
16 - Ranger, TX
17 - Breckenridge, TX
18 - Cisco, TX
19 - Abilene, TX
20 - Colorado, TX
21 - Big Spring, TX
22 - Midland, TX
23 - Pecos, TX
25 - El Paso, TX
26 - Lordsburg, NM
27 - Tucson, AZ
28 - Phoenix, AZ
Season end

Home run to Baldwin Park, California. Total season mileage, 20,016 miles.
* May 5, Eureka, night only; May 7, Petaluma, night only; May 16, Montague, aft. only; June 6, Tacoma, aft. only; June 13, Spokane, aft. only; June 27, Price, aft. only; June 29, Salida, night only; July 18, Rawlings, aft. only; August 17, O'Neill, no show.

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Al. G. Barnes and Sells-Floto Circus 1938

March
26-27 - San Diego, California
28 - Inglewood, California
30 - Santa Ana, California
30 - Pomona, California
31 - Pasadena, California
April
1 - Huntington Park, California
2-3 - Long Beach, California
4-10 - Los Angeles, California
11-13 - Hollywood, California
14 - Santa Monica, California
15 - Glendale, California
16 - Santa Barbara, California
17 - Ventura, California (afternoon only)
18 - Bakersfield, California
19 - Visalia, California
20 - Fresno, California
21 - Stockton, California
22 - Martinez, California
23 - San Jose, California
24 - Santa Cruz, California
25 - Monterey, California
26 - Palo Alto, California
27-30 - San Francisco, California
May
1 - San Francisco, California
2 - Vallejo, California
3 - Colfax, California (no shows)
4 - Reno, Nevada
5 - Sacramento, California
6-8 - Oakland, California
9 - Marysville, California
10 - Redding, California
11 - Medford, Oregon
12 - Roseburg, Oregon
13 - Salem, Oregon
14 - Marshfield, Oregon
15 - Eugene, Oregon (afternoon only)
16 - Klamath Falls, Oregon
17 - Bend, Oregon
18 - The Dalles, Oregon
19-21 - Portland, Oregon
May
22 - [missing data]
23 - Longview, Washington

May 24 - Hoquiam, Washington
25 - Tacoma, Washington
26 - Everett, Washington
27-29 - Seattle, Washington
30 - Bellinghom, Washington
31 - Vancouver, B. C., Canada
June
1 - Vancouver, B. C., Canada
2 - Kamloops, B. C., Canada (night only)
3 - Vernon, B. C., Canada
4 - Revelstoke, B. C., Canada
6 - Edmonton, Alta., Canada
7 - Calgary, Alta., Canada
8 - Medicine Hat, Alta., Canada
9 - Lethbridge, Alta., Canada
10 - Shelby, Montana
11 - Kalispell, Montana
12 - Libby, Montana (afternoon only)
13 - Spokane, Washington
14 - Wallace, Idaho
15 - Moscow, Idaho
16 - Lewiston, Idaho
17 - Walla Walla, Washington
18 - Yakima, Washington
19 - Pendleton, Oregon (afternoon only)
20 - Ontario, Oregon
21 - Boise, Idaho
22 - Twin Falls, Idaho
23 - Pocatello, Idaho
24 - Ogden, Utah
25 - Salt Lake City, Utah
27 - Montpelier, Idaho
28 - Idaho Falls, Idaho
29 - Dillon, Montana
30 - Missoula, Montana
July
1 - Helena, Montana
2 - Great Falls, Montana
3 - Harve, Montana
4 - Glasgow, Montana
5 - Williston, North Dakota
6 - Sidney, Montana
7 - Dickinson, North Dakota
8 - Mandan, North Dakota
9 - Jamestown, North Dakota

Al. G. Barnes and Sells-Floto Circus
Presenting Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1938

July
11 Redfield, S. D.
12 Watertown, S. D.
13 Huron, S. D.
14 Marshall, Minn.
15 New Ulm, Minn.
16 Rochester, Minn.
17 La Crosse, Wis.
18 Portage, Wis.
19 Janesville, Wis.
20 Davenport, Ia.
21 Peoria, Ill.
22 Decatur, Ill.
23 Springfield, Ill.
24 Joliet, Ill.
25 Kalamazoo, Mich.
26 Lansing, Mich.
27 Battle Creek, Mich.
28 South Bend, Ind.
29-31 Milwaukee, Wis.
August
1 Rockford, Ill.
2 Madison, Wis.
3 Fond du Lac, Wis.
4 Appleton, Wis.
5 Green Bay, Wis.
6 Wausau, Wis.
7 Ladysmith, Wis.
8 Duluth, Minn.
9 Bemidji, Minn.
10 Grand Forks, N. D.
11 Devils Lake, N.D.
12 Fargo, N. D.
13 Fergus Falls, Minn.
14 Breckenridge, Minn.
15 Aberdeen, S. D.
16 Mitchell, S. D.
17 Yankton, S. D.
18 Sioux Falls, S. D.
19 Sioux City, Iowa
20-21 Omaha, Neb.
22 Ottumwa, Ia.
23 Keokuk, Ia.
24 Hannibal, Mo
25-28 St. Louis, Mo.
29 Jefferson City, Mo.
30-31 Kansas City, Mo.
September
1 St. Joseph, Mo.
2 Topeka, Kan.
3 Concordia, Kan.
4 Abilene, Kan.
5 Wichita, Kan.
6 Ponca City, Okla.
7 Bartlesville, Okla.
8 Joplin, Mo.
9-10 Tulsa, Okla.
11 Seminole, Okla.
12-13 Oklahoma City, Okla.
14 Ardmore, Okla.
15 Wichita Falls, Tex.
September
16 Altus, Okla.
17 Lawton, Okla.
18 Clinton, Okla.
19 Pampa, Tex.
20 Plainview, Tex.
21 Lubbock, Tex.
22 Sweetwater, Tex.
23 San Angelo, Tex.
24 Abilene, Tex.
25-27 Fort Worth, Tex.
28-29 Dallas, Tex.
30 Denison, Tex.
October
1 Paris, Tex.
2 Pittsburg, Tex.
3 Tyler, Tex.
4 Waco, Tex.
5 Austin, Tex.
6-7 San Antonio, Tex.
8 Corpus Christi, Tex.
9 Cuero, Tex.
10-12 Houston, Tex.
13 Beaumont, Tex.
14 Lafayette, La.
15-16 New Orleans, La.
17 Baton Rouge, La.
18 Alexandria, La.
19 Monroe, La.
20 Shreveport, La.
21 Texarkana, Ark.
22 Little Rock, Ark.
23-24 Memphis, Tenn.
25 Jackson, Tenn.
26 Nashville, Tenn.
27 Chattanooga, Tenn.
28 Knoxville, Tenn.
29 Asheville, N. C.
31 Winston -Salem, N. C.
November
1 Raleigh, N. C.
2 Greensboro, N. C.
3 Charlotte, N. C.
4 Columbia, S. C.
5 Augusta, Ga.
7-8 Atlanta, Ga.
9 Anniston, Ala.
10 Birmingham, Ala.
11 Montgomery, Ala.
12 Columbus, Ga.
14 Jacksonville, Fla.
15 Gainesville, Fla.
16 Orlando, Fla.
17 St. Petersburg, Fla.
18-19 Tampa, Fla.
21-22 Miami, Fla.
23 Ft. Pierce, Fla.
24 West Palm Beach, Fla.
25 Winter Haven, Fla.
26 Lakeland, Fla.
27 Sarasota, Fla.
End of season

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Al. G. Barnes and Sells-Floto Circus 1938

Al. G. Barnes and Sells-Floto Circus Presenting Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1938

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Al. G. Barnes and Sells-Floto Circus
Presenting Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1938

Copyright © 2005-2010
Circus Historical Society, Inc.