Circus Routes, Ringling-Barnum 1940-49

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Ringling-Barnum Routes, 1940 - 1949

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1940 Route

April

5-30 New York City

May

2-11 Boston, Mass.
13-15 Baltimore, Md.
16-l8 Washington, D. C.
20-25 Philadelphia, Pa.
27 York, Pa.
28 Wilmington, Del.
29-30 Newark, N. J.
31 Easton, Pa.

June

1 Harrisburg, Pa.
3-4 Pittsburgh, Pa.
5 Zanesville, Ohio
6 Dayton, Ohio
7 Indianapolis, Ind.
8-9 Cincinnati, Ohio
10 Columbus, Ohio
11 Canton, Ohio
12 Youngstown, Ohio
13 Bradford, Pa.
14 Elmira, N. Y.
15 Binghamton, N. Y.
17 Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
18 Waterbury, Conn.
19 Hartford, Conn.
20 Bridgeport, Conn.
21 Providence, R. I.
22 Nashua, N. H.
24 Bangor, Maine
25 Portland, Maine
26 Worcester, Mass.
27 New Haven, Conn.
28 Springfield, Mass.
29 Pittsfield, Mass.

July

1 Albany, N. Y.
2 Utica, N. Y.
3 Syracuse, N. Y.
4 Rochester, N. Y.
5 Buffalo, N. Y.
6 Erie, Pa.
7 Lorain, Ohio
8-9 Cleveland, Ohio
10 Akron, Ohio
11 Toledo, Ohio
12 Flint, Mich.
13-16 Detroit, Mich.
17 Lansing, Mich.
18 Grand Rapids, Mich.
19 South Bend, Ind.
20-28 Chicago, Ill.
29 Milwaukee, Wis.
30 Madison, Wis.
31 Davenport, Iowa

August

1 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2 Des Moines, Iowa
3 Mason City, Iowa
4 Mankato, Minn.
5-6 Minneapolis, Minn.
7 St. Paul, Minn.
8 Duluth, Minn.
9 Bemidji, Minn.
10 St. Cloud, Minn.
11 Fergus Falls, Minn.
12 Grand Forks, N. D.
13 Moorhead, Minn.
14 Aberdeen, S. D.
15 Mitchell, S. D.
16 Sioux Falls, S. D.
17 Sioux City, Iowa
18 Yankton, S. D.
19 Norfolk. Neb.
20 Grand Island, Neb.

August

21 Lincoln, Neb.
22 Beatrice, Neb.
23 Fremont, Neb.
24 Omaha, Neb.
25 Nebraska City, Neb.
26 St. Joseph, Mo.
27 Topeka, Kan.
28 Salina, Kan.
29 Hutchinson, Kan.
30 Wichita, Kan.
31 Coffeyville, Kan.

September

1 Bartlesville, Okla.
2 Emporia, Kan.
3-4 Kansas City, Mo.
3 Jefferson City, Mo.
6-8 St. Louis, Mo.
9 Sedalia, Mo.
10 Ft. Scott, Kan.
11 Springfield, Mo.
12 Joplin, Mo.
13 Muskogee, Okla.
14 Oklahonla City, Okla.
15 Ada, Okla.
16 Tulsa, Okla.
17 Ponca City, Okla.
18 Enid, Okla.
19 Lawton, Okla.
20 Wichita Falls, Texas
21-22 Ft. Worth, Texas
23-24 Dallas, Texas
25 Paris, Texas
26 Texarkana, Texas
27 Little Rock, Ark.
28 Pine Bluff, Ark.
29 west Monroe, La.
30 Shreveport. La.

October

1 Corsicana, Tex.
2 Temple, Tex.
3 Austin, Tex.
4 San Antonio, Tex.
5 Corpus Christi, Tex.
6-7 Houston, Tex.
8 Galveston, Tex.
9 Beaumont, Tex.
10 Alexandria, La.
11 Baton Rouge,La.
12-13 New Orleans, La.
14 Mobile, Ala.
15 Montgomery, Ala.
16 Columbus, Ga.
17 Birmingham, Ala.
18 Chattanooga, Tenn.
19 Knoxville, Tenn.
21 Roanoke, Va.
22 Lynchburg, Va.
23 Richmond, Va.
24 Norfolk, Va.
25 Petersburg, Va.
26 Durham, N. C.
28 Raleigh, N. C.
29 Greensboro, N. C.
30 Winston-Salem, N. C.
31 Charlotte, N. C.

November

1 Columbia, S. C.
2 Greenville, S. C.
4-5 Atlanta, Ga.
6 Augusta, Ga.
7 Charleston, S. C.
8 Savanah, Ga.
9 Jacksonville, Fla.
11 St. Petersburg, Fla.
12 Tampa, Fla.
13 Winter Haven, Fla.
14 West Palm Beach, Fla.
15-16 Miami, Fla.
18 Sarasota, Fla.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1941 Route

April

Apr. 7 - May 4, New York City,
Madison Square Garden

May

6-10 Boston, Mass.
12-14 Baltimore, Md.
15-17 Washington, D. C.
19-24 Philadelphia, Pa.
26 Harrisburg, Pa.
27 Wilmington, Del.
28 Camden, N. J.
29-30 Newark, N. J.
31 Reading, Pa.

June

2-4 Pittsburgh, Pa.
5 Wheeling, W. Va.
6 Zanesville, O.
7-8 Cincinnati, O.
9 Lexington, Ky.
10 Louisville, Ky.
11 Evansville, Ind.
12-15 St. Louis, Mo.
16 Terre Haute, Ind.
17 Indianapolis, Ind.
18 Springfield, O.
19 Columbus, O.
20 Canton, O.
21 Youngstown, O.
22 Dover, O.
23 Johnstown, Pa.
24 Williamsport, Pa.
25 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
26 Allentown, Pa.
27 Trenton, N. J.
28 Paterson. N. J.
30 Waterbury, Conn.

July

1 New Haven, Conn.
2 Bridgeport, Conn.
3 New London, Conn.
4 New Bedford, Mass.
5 Providence, R. I.
7 Portland, Me.
8 Lowell, Mass.
9 Fall River, Mass.
10 Worcester, Mass.
11 Hartford, Conn.
12 Springfield, Mass.
14 Albany, N. Y.
15 Schenectady, N. Y.
16 Utica, N. Y.
17 Syracuse, N. Y.
18 Rochester, N. Y.
19 Buffalo, N. Y.
20 Ashtabula, O.
21 Akron, O.
22-23 Cleveland, O.
24 Toledo, O.
25 Saginaw, Mich.
26 Flint, Mich.
27-30 Detroit, Mich.
31 Ft. Wayne, Ind.

August

1 South Bend, Ind.
2-10 Chicago, Ill.
11 Milwaukee, Wis.
12 Oshkosh, Wis.
13 Madison, Wis.
14 Rockford, Ill.
15 Peoria, Ill.
16 Burlington, Ia.
17 Ottumwa, Ia.
18-19 Kansas City, Mo.
20 St. Joseph, Mo.

August

22-23 Denver, Colo.
25 Salt Lake City, Utah
26 Ogden, Utah
27 Pocatello, Idaho
28 Butte, Mont.
29 Missoula, Mont.
30 Spokane, Wash.

September

1 Tacoma, Wash.
2-3 Seattle, Wash.
4 Portland, Ore.
5-6 En Route
7 Oakland, Calif.
8-10 San Francisco, Calif.
11 Santa Barbara, Calif.
12-16 Los Angeles, Calif.
17 Long Beach, Calif.
18 San Diego, Calif.
19 En Route
20 Phoenix, Ariz.
21 Tueson, Ariz.
22 El Paso, Texas
23 En Route
24 Abilene, Texas
25 Ft. Worth, Texas
26-27 Dallas, Texas
28 Marshall, Texas
29 Shreveport La
30 Tyler, Texas

October

1 Waco, Texas
2 Austin, Texas
3 San Antonio, Texas
4 Corpus Christi, Texas
5-7 Houston, Texas
8 Galveston, Texas
9 Beaumont, Texas
10 Lafayette, La.
11-12 New Orleans, La.
13 Baton Rouge, La.
14 Alexandria, La.
15 Monroe, La.
16 Eldorado, Ark.
17 Texarkana, Tex.-Ark.
18 Little Rock, Ark.
19-20 Memphis, Tenn.
21 Jackson, Tenn.
22 Nashville, Tenn.
23 Chattanooga, Tenn.
24 Knoxville, Tenn.
25 Bristol, Tenn.
27 Richmond, Va.
28 Norfolk, Va.
29 Rocky Mount, N. C.
30 Raleigh, N. C.
31 Greensbero, N. C.

November

1 Danville, Va.
3 Charlotte, N. C.
4 Greenville, S. C.
5-6 Atlanta, Ga.
7 Anniston, Ala.
8 Birmingham, Ala.
10 Columbus, Ga.
11 Macon, Ga.
12 Augusta, Ga.
13 Charleston, S. C.
14 Savannah, Ga.
15 Jacksonville, Fla.
17 St. Petersburg, Fla.
18 Tampa, Fla.
19 Lakeland, Fla.
20 West Palm Beach, Fla.
21-22 Miami, Fla.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1942 Route

April/May

Apr. 9 - May 10 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
May 2-17 Boston, Mass.
May 19-23 Baltimore, Md.
May 25-30 Washington, D. C.

June

1-13 Philadelphia, Pa.
15 Reading, Pa.
16 Wilmington, Del.
17 York, Pa.
18 Harrisburg, Pa.
19 Williamsport, Pa.
20 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
22-24 Newark, N. J.
25 Allentown, Pa.
26 Trenton, N. J.
27 Paterson, N. J.
29-30 Bridgeport, Conn.

July

1 Stamford, Conn.
2 New Haven, Conn,
3 New London, Conn.
4 Waterbury, Conn.
6-7 Providence, R. I.
8 Fall River, Mass.
9 New Bedford, Mass.
10 Fitchburg, Mass.
11 Portland, Me.
13 Manchester, N. H.
14-15 Worcester, Mass.
16-17 Hartford, Conn.
18 Springfield, Mass.
19 Pittsfield, Mass.
20 Albany, N. Y.
21 Schenectady, N. Y.
22 Utica, N. Y.
23 Syracuse, N. Y.
24 Rochester, N. Y.
25 Buffalo, N. Y.
27-31 Pittsburgh, Pa.

August

1 Pittsburgh, Pa.
3-6 Cleveland, O.
7-8 Akron, O.
9 Dover, O.
10 Youngstown, O.
11 Canton, O.
12 Columbus, O.
13-14 Dayton, O.
15-16 Cincinnati, O.
17 Lexington, Ky.
18-19 Louisville, Ky.
20 Indianapolis, Ind.
21 Muncie, Ind.
22 Ft. Wayne, Ind.
23 Defiance, O.
24-25 Toledo, O.
26 Flint, Mich.
27-31 Detroit, Mich.

September

1 Detroit, Mich.
2 Lansing, Mich.
3 Grand Rapids, Mich.
4 South Bend, Ind.
5 Hammond, Ind.
6 Kenosha, Wis.
7 Sheboygan, Wis.
8 Green Bay, Wis.
9 Oshkosh, Wis.
10-11 Madison, Wis.
12-13 Milwaukee, Wis.
14-27 Chicago, Ill.
28 Rockport, Ill.
29 Peoria, Ill.
30 Davenport, Ia.

October

1 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
2 Waterloo, Ia.
3 Des Moines, Ia.
5-7 Kansas City, Mo.
8 Jefferson City, Mo.
9-13 St. Louis, Mo.
14 En Route
15-16 Birmingham, Ala.
17 Gadsden, Ala.
19-21 Atlanta, Ga.
22 Rome, Ga.
23 Knoxville, Tenn.
24 Chattanooga, Tenn.
26 Nashville, Tenn.
27 Jackson, Tenn.
28-29 Memphis, Tenn.
30 Little Rock, Ark.
31 Fort Smith, Ark.

November

2 Tulsa, Okla.
3-4 Oklahoma City, Okla.
5 Wichita Falls, Tex.
6-7 Dallas, Tex.
8 Fort Worth, Tex.
9 Waco, Tex.
10 Austin, Tex.
11-12 San Antonio, Tex.
13 Corpus Christi, Tex
14-16 Houston, Tex.
17 Beaumont, Tex.
18 Alexandria, La.
19 Baton Rouge, La.
20-22 New Orleans, La.
23 Mobile, Ala.
24 En Route
25 Jacksonville, Fla.
26 En Route
27-28 Miami, Fla.
30 Tampa, Fla.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1943 Route

April/May

Apr. 9 - May 16 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
May 17-29 Boston, Mass.
May 31 Philadelphia , Pa.

June

1-12 Philadelphia, Pa.
14-19 Washington, D. C.
21-26 Baltimore, Md.
28-29 Wilmington, Del,
30 York, Pa.

July

1-2 Harrisburg, Pa.
3 Reading, Pa.
5 Allentown, Pa.
6-4 Newark, N.J.
8 Trenton, N. J.
9-10 Paterson, N. J.
12-14 Bridgeport, Conn.
15-17 Waterbury, Conn.
19-21 New Haven, Conn.
22-24 Hartford, Conn.
26-28 Worcester, Mass.
29-31 Springfield, Mass.

August

2-En Route
3-4 Buffalo, N. Y.
5 En Route
6-8 Cleveland, O.
9 En Route
10-12 Toledo, O.
13-22 Detroit, Mich.
23 En Route
24-31 Chicago, Ill.

September

1-4 Chicago, Ill.
5-7 Milwaukee, Wis.
8 Madison, Wis.
9 En Route
10-12 Indianapolis, Ind.
13 Anderson, Ind.
14 Marion, Ind.
15 Fort Wayne, Ind.
16 Lima, O.
17 Marion, O.
18 Mansfield, O.
20 Canton, O.
21-23 Akron, O.
24-25 Youngstown, O.
27-28 Columbus, O.
29 Springfield, O.
30 Dayton, O.

October

1 Dayton, O.
2-3 Cincinnati, O.
4 Lexington, Ky.
5-6 Louisville, Ky.
7 Owensboro, Ky.
8-9 Evansville, Ind.
11-12 Nashville, Tenn.
13-14 Chattanooga, Tenn.
15-16 Knoxville, Tenn.
18-20 Atlanta, Ga.
21 Anniston, Ala.
22-23 Birmingham, Ala.
25 Montgomery, Ala.
26 Columbus, Ga.
27 Albany, Ga.
28 Waycross, Ga.
29-30 Jacksonville, Fla.

November

1-3 Miami, Fla.
4 En Route
5-6 Tampa, Fla.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1944 Route

April/May

Apr. 5 - May 21 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
May 23 - Jun. 4 Boston, Mass.

June

6-17 Philadelphia, Pa.
19-20 Waterbury, Conn.
21-22 New Haven, Conn.
23-24 Bridgeport, Conn.
26-27 Worcester, Mass.
28 Fitchburg, Mass.
29 Manchester, N. H.
30 Portland, Maine

July

1 Portland, Maine
3-4 Providence, R. I.
5-6 Hartford, Conn., tragic Hartford fire
To winter quarters, Sarasota, Fla.

August

4-6-Akron, O.
8-20 Detroit, Mich.
22-31 Chicago, Ill.

September

1-4 Chicago, Ill.
5-6 Indianapolis, Ind.
8-10 Milwaukee, Wis.
11 Davenport, Ia.
12-13 Des Moines, Ia.
15-16 Lincoln, Neb.
18-20 Kansas City, Mo.
21 Topeka, Kan.
23-24 Fort Worth, Texas
25-27 Dallas, Texas
29-30-Houston, Texas

October

1-2 Houston, Texas
3 Beaumont, Texas
5-8 New Orleans, La.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1945 Route

April/May

Apr. 4 - May 20 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
May 22 - June 2 Boston, Mass.

June

5-9 Washington, D.C.
11-16 Baltimore, Md.
18-19 Wilmington, Del.
20-30 Philadelphia, Pa.

July

2-3 Harrisburg, Pa.
4-5 Reading, Pa.
6-7 Allentown, Pa.
9-10 Albany, N.Y.
11-12 Schenectady, N.Y.
13-14 Utica, N.Y.
16-17 Syracuse, N.Y.
18-19 Rochester, N.Y.
20-21 Niagara Falls, N.Y.
23-24 Buffalo, N.Y.
25-29 Cleveland, O.
30-31 Pittsburgh, Pa.

August

1-4 Pittsburgh, Pa.
6-7 Columbus, O.
8-9 Dayton, O.
10-12 Cincinnati, O.
13-15 Indianapolis, Ind.
17-19 West Allis, Wis.
21-23 Minneapolis, Minn.
24-25 St. Paul, Minn.
27-29 Kansas City, Mo.
31 Wichita, Kan.

September

1 Wichita, Kan.
3 Enid, Okla.
4-6 Oklahoma City, Okla.
8-9 Fort Worth, Texas
10-12 Dallas, Texas
14-16 Houston, Texas
17-18 Beaumont, Texas
19 Lafayetter, La.
20-23 New Orleans, La.
24-25 Baton Rouge, La.
26-27 Alexandria, La.
28-29 Shreveport, La.

October

1 Texarkana, Texas
2-3 Little Rock, Ark.
4-6 Memphis, Tenn.
8-9 Nashville, Tenn.
10-11 Birmingham, Ala.
12 Gadsden, Ala.
13 Chattanooga, Tenn.
15-16 Knoxville, Tenn.
17 Bristol, Tenn.
18-19 Roanoke, Va.
20 Lynchburg, Va.
22-24 Richmond, Va.
25-27 Richmond, Va.
29 Rocky Mount, N. C.
30 Goldboro, N. C.
31 Greensboro, N. C.

November

1 Winston-Salem, N.C.
2-3 Charlotte, N.C.
5-7 Atlanta, Ga.
9-10 Jacksonville, Fla.
12-15 Miami, Fla.
16-17 West Palm Beach, Fla.
19 St. Petersburg, Fla.
20-21 Tampa, Fla.
22 Sarasota, Fla.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1946 Route

April/May

Apr. 4 - May 12 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
May 14-25 Boston, Mass.
May 27-31 Philadelphia, Pa.

June

1 Philadelphia, Pa.
3-8 Washington, D.C.
10-13 Baltimore, Md.
14 Wilmington, Del.
15 York, Pa.
17 Harrisburg, Pa.
18 Lancaster, Pa.
19 Reading, Pa.
20 Allentown, Pa.
21 Easton, Pa.
22 Trenton, N. J.
24 Albany, N. Y.
25 Schenectady, N. Y.
26 Utica, N. Y.
27 Syracuse, N. Y.
28 Rochester, N. Y.
29 Buffalo, N. Y.

July

1 Akron, O.
2-3 Columbus, O.
4 Springfield, O.
5 Dayton, O.
6-7 Cincinnati, O.
8-9 Indianapolis, Ind.
10 Fort Wayne, Ind.
11 Mansfield, O.
12 Youngstown, O.
13-14 Cleveland, O.
15-16 Toledo, O.
17 Battle Creek, Mich.
18 Flint, Mich.
19 Saginaw, Mich.
20-28 Detroit, Mich.
29 Lansing, Mich.
30 Grand Rapids, Mich.
31 Kalamazoo, Mich.

August

1 La Porte, Ind.
2-11 Chicago, Ill.
12-13 West Allis, Wis.
14 Appleton, Wis.
15 Oshkosh, Wis.
16 Green Bay, Wis.
17 Wausau, Wis.
19 Eau Claire, Wis.
20 LaCrosse, Ill.
21-22 Madison, Wis.
23 Beloit, Wis.
24 Rockford, Wis.
26 Davenport, Ia.
27 Iowa City, Ia.
28 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
29 Marshalltown, Ia.

August

30 Waterloo, Ia.
31 Fort Dodge, Ia.

September

2 Sioux City, Ia.
3 Norfolk, Neb.
4-5 Omaha, Neb.
6 St. Joseph, Mo.
7 Lawrence, Kan.
9-10 Oklahoma City, Okla.
11 Enid, Okla.
12 Ponca City, Okla.
13 Wichita, Kan.
14 Salina, Kan.
16-18 Kansas City, Mo.
19 Topeka, Kan.
20 Emporia, Kan.
21 Independence, Kan.
23-24 Tulsa, Okla.
25 Okmulgee, Okla.
26 Ada, Okla.
27 Ardmore, Okla.
28-29 Fort Worth, Tex.
30 Dallas, Tex.

October

1-2 Dallas, Tex.
4-7 Houston, Tex.
8 Lake Charles, La.
9 Alexandria, La.
10 Lafayette, La.
11-13 New Orleans, La.
15-16 Memphis, Tenn.
17 Jackson, Tenn.
18-19 Nashville, Tenn.
21-22 Birmingbam, Ala.
23 Chattanooga, Tenn.
24-25 Knoxville, Tenn.
26 Bristol, Tenn.
28 Roanoke, Va.
29 Lynchburg, Va.
30-31 Richmond, Va.

November

1-2 Norfolk, Va.
4 Rocky Mount, N. C.
5 Goldsboro, N. C.
6 Durham, N. C.
7 Greensboro, N. C.
8 Winston-Salem, N. C.
9 Charlotte, N. C.
11 Greenville, S. C.
12 Columbia, S. C.
13 Savannah, Ga.
14 Waycross, Ga.
15-16 Jacksonville, Fla.
18-21 Miami, Fla.
22-23 West Palm Beach, Fla.
25 St. Petersburg, Fla.
26-27 Tampa, Fla.
28 Sarasota, Fla.
End of season

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1947 Route

April/May

Apr. 9 - May 11 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
May 13-21 Boston, Mass.
May 23-31 Philadelphia, Pa.

June

2-7 Washington, D. C.
9-14 Baltimore, Md.
16-21 Pittsburgh, Pa.
23 York, Pa.
24 Wilmington, Del.
25 Trenton, N. J.
26 New Brunswick, N. J.
27 Allentown, Pa.
28 Easton, Pa.
30 Albany, N. Y.

July

1 Schenectady, N. Y.
2 Utica, N. Y.
3 Syracuse, N. Y.
4 Binghamton, N. Y.
5 Elmira, N. Y.
7 Rochester, N. Y.
8 Tonawanda, N. Y.
9 Olean, N. Y.
10 Jamestown, N. Y.
11 Erie, Pa.
12-13 Cleveland, O.
14-15 Akron, O.
16 Canton, O.
17 Mansfield, O.
18 Marion, O.
19-20 Columbus, O.
21 Dayton, O.
22 Lima, O.
23-24 Toledo, O.
25-30 Detroit, Mich.
31 Jackson, Mich.

August

2-10 Chicago, Ill.
11-12 Milwaukee, Wis.
13 Madison, Wis.
14 Freeport, Ill.
15 Rockford, Ill.
16 Joliet, Ill.
18 Peoria, Ill.
19 Bloomington, Ill.
20 Champaign, Ill.
21 Danville, Ill.
22 Decatur, Ill.
23 Springfield, Ill.
25-26 Kansas City, Mo.
27 Manhattan, Kan.
28 Hutchinson, Kan.
29 Great Bend, Kan.
30 Dodge City, Kan.

September

1-3 Denver, Col.
4 Colorado Springs, Col.
5 Pueblo, Col.
6 Trinidad, Col.
8 Amarillo, Tex.
9 Plainview, Tex.
10 Lubbock Tex.
11 Sweetwater, Tex.
12 San Angelo, Tex.
13 Abilene, Tex.
15-16 Dallas, Tex.
17 Gainesville, Tex.
18 Wichita Falls, Tex.
19 Sherman, Tex.
20 Paris, Tex.
22-23 Shreveport, La.
24 Longview, Tex.
25 Tyler, Tex.
26 Corsicana, Tex.
27-28 Fort Worth, Tex.
29 Waco, Tex.
30 Austin, Tex.

October

1-2 San Antonio, Tex.
3 Victoria, Tex.
4-6 Houston, Tex.
7 Lake Charles, La.
8 Alexandria, La.
9 Baton Rouge, La.
10-12 New Orleans, La.
13 Hattiesburg, Miss.
14 Jackson, Miss.
15 Greenwood, Miss.
16 Clarksdale, Miss.
17-18 Memphis, Tenn.
20-21 Nashville, Tenn.
22 Decatur, Ala.
23-24 Birmingbam, Ala.
25 Montgomery, Ala.
27-28 Atlanta, Ga.
29 Chattanooga, Tenn.
30 Knoxville, Tenn.
31 Asheville, N. C.

November

1 Spartanburg, S.C.
3-4 Richmond, Va.
5-6 Norfolk, Va.
7 Wilson, N. C.
8 Raleigh, N. C.
10 Winston-Salem, N. C
11 Charlotte, N. C.
12 Columbia, S. C.
13 Savannah, Ga.
14-15 Jacksonville, Fla.
17-19 Miami, Fla.
21 St. Petersburg, Fla.
22 Tampa, Fla.
23 Sarasota, Fla.
End of season

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1948 Route

April/May

Apr. 7 - May 9 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
May 11-16 Boston, Mass.
May 18-20 Washington, D. C.
May 21-22 Baltimore, Md.
May 24-29 Philadelphia, Pa.
May 31 Pittsburgh, Pa.

June

1-4 Pittsburgh, Pa.
5 Johnstown, Pa.
7 Wilmington, Del.
8 Lancaster, Pa.
9 Reading, Pa.
10 Trenton, N. J.
11-12 Upper Darby, Pa.
14 Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
15-16 Bridgeport, Conn.
17 Waterbury, Conn.
18 Plainville, Conn.
19 New London, Conn.
21-22 Providence, R. I.
23 Fall River, Mass.
24 New Bedford, Mass.
25 Lowell, Mass.
26 Fitchburg, Mass.
28 Bangor, Me.
29 Portland, Me.
30 Manchester, N. H.

July

1 Worcester, Mass.
2-3 Springfield, Mass.
5 Albany, N. Y.
6 Utica, N. Y.
7 Syracuse, N. Y.
8 Rochester, N. Y.
9 Tonawanda, N. Y.
10 Erie, Pa.
11 Youngstown, O.
12-13 Cleveland, O.
14-15 Toledo, O.
16-18 Detroit, Mich.
19 Flint, Mich.
20 Kalamazoo, Mich.
21 Fort Wayne, Ind.
22 South Bend, Ind.
23 Rockford, Ill.
24-25 Milwaukee, Wis.
26 Sheboygan, Wis.
27 Madison, Wis.
28 LaCrosse, Wis.
29-30 Minneapolis, Minn.
31 St. Paul, Minn.

August

1 Mankato, Minn.
2 Sioux Falls, S. D.
3 Sioux City, Ia.
4 Fort Dodge, Ia.
5 Des Moines, Ia.
6 Omaha, Neb.
7 Lincoln, Neb.
9-10 N. Kansas City, Mo.
12-14 Denver, Col.
16 Salt Lake City, Utah
17 Ogden, Utah
18 Pocatello, Idaho
19 Butte, Mont.

August

20 Missoula, Mont.
21 Spokane, Wash.
23-25 Seattle, Wash.
26-27 Portland, Ore.
30-31 San Francisco, Cal.

September

1-2 San Francisco, Cal.
3 Santa Barbara, Cal.
4-12 Los Angeles, Cal.
13 Long Beach, Cal.
14-15 San Diego, Cal.
16 Santa Ana, Cal.
17 San Bernardino, Cal.
18 El Centro, Cal.
19-20 Phoenix, Ariz.
21 Tucson, Ariz.
22-23 El Paso, Tex.
25-26 Dallas, Tex.
27 Wichita Falls, Tex.
28 Childress, Tex.
29 Lubbock, Tex.
30 Amarillo, Tex.

October

1 Clinton, Okla.
2 Enid, Okla.
3 Ponca City, Okla.
4-5 Tulsa, Okla.
6-7 Oklahoma City, Okla.
8 Ardmore, Okla.
9-10 Fort Worth, Tex.
11 Waco, Tex.
12 Austin, Tex.
13-14 San Antonio, Tex.
15-16 Corpus Christi, Tex.
17 Victoria, Tex.
18 Galveston, Tex.
19-21 Houston, Tex.
22 Beaumont, Tex.
23 Lake Charles, La.
24 Lafayette, La.
25 Alexandria, La.
26 Monroe, La.
27 Vicksburg, Miss.
28 Baton Rouge, La.
29-31 New Orleans, La.

November

2 Memphis, Tenn.
3 Jackson, Tenn.
4 Nashville, Tenn.
5 Chattanooga, Tenn.
6 Knoxville, Tenn.
8 Winston-Salem, N. C.
9 Raleigh, N. C.
10 Durham, N. C.
11 Greensboro N. C.
12 Charlotte, N C.
13 Greenville, S. C.
15-16 Atlanta, Ga.
17 Gadsden, Ala.
18 Birmingham, Ala.
19 Montgomery, Ala. cancelled
20 Columbus, Ga.
22 Jacksonville, Fla.
24 West Palm Beach, Fla.
25-28 Miami, Fla.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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April/May

Apr. 6 - May 8 New York City,
Madison Square Garden
May 10-15 Boston, Mass.
May 17-21 Washington, D. C.
May 23-28 Philadelphia, Pa.
May 30 Williamsport, Pa.
May 31 Pittston, Pa.

June

1 Easton, Pa.
2 Wilmington, Del.
3-4 Baltimore, Md.
6 Altoona, Pa.
7 Harrisburg, Pa.
8 Hagerstown, Md.
9 York, Pa.
10-11 Upper Darby, Pa.
13-14 Bridgeport, Conn.
15 Waterbury, Conn.
16 Plainville, Conn.
17 Wallingford, Conn.
18 New London, Conn.
20-22 Providence, R. I.
23 Worcester, Mass.
24 Springfield, Mass.
25 Pittsfield, Mass.
27 Albany, N. Y.
28 Syracuse, N. Y.
29 Binghamton, N. Y.
30 Elmira, N. Y.

July

1 Rochester, N. Y.
2 Buffalo, N. Y.
4 Bradford, Pa.
5 Jamestown, N. Y.
6 Youngstown, O.
7-9 Pittsburgh, Pa.
10-11 Akron, O.
12 Fostoria, O.
13 Jackson, Mich.
14 Flint, Mich.
15-17 Detroit, Mich.
18-19 Toledo, O.
20 Lima, O.
21 Hamilton, O.
22 Springfield, O.
23-24 Columbus, O.
25 Dayton, O.
26 Indianapolis, Ind.
27 Kokomo, Ind.
28 Fort Wayne, Ind.
29 South Bend, Ind.
30-31 Chicago, Ill.

August

1-7 Chicago, Ill.
8-9 Milwaukee, Wis.
10 Sheboygan, Wis.
11 Appleton, Wis.
12 Madison, Wis.
13 Winona, Minn.
14 Eau Claire, Wis.
15 Marshfield, Wis.
16 Duluth, Minn.
17 Bemidji, Minn.
18 Grand Forks, N. D.
19 Devils Lake, N. D.
20 Minot, N. D.
22 Moorhead, Minn.

August

23 Aberdeen, S. D.
24 Watertown, S. D.
25 Sioux Falls, S. D.
26 Sioux City, Ia.
27 Norfolk, Neb.
28 Grand Island, Neb.
29 North Platte, Neb.
30 Cheyenne, Wyo.
31 Denver, Col.

September

1 Denver, Col.
3 Salt Lake City, Utah
5 Butte, Mont.
6 Missoula, Mont.
7 Spokane, Wash.
8 Yakima, Wash.
9-11 Seattle, Wash.
12 Tacoma, Wash.
13-14 Portland, Ore.
15 Salem, Ore.
16 Eugene, Ore.
17 Medford, Ore.
19 Sacramento, Cal.
20-21 Oakland, Cal.
22-25 San Francisco, Cal.
26 Stockton, Cal.
27 Fresno, Cal.
28-30 Los Angeles, Cal.

October

1-2 Los Angeles, Cal.
3 San Diego, Cal.
4 Long Beach, Cal.
5 San Bernardino, Cal.
6 Yuma, Ariz.
7 Phoenix, Ariz.
8 Tucson, Ariz.
10 El Paso, Tex.
11-12 Odessa, Tex.
13 Sweetwater, Tex.
14 San Angelo, Tex.
15 Abilene, Tex.
16 Fort Worth, Tex.
17 Waco, Tex.
18 Austin, Tex.
19-20 San Antonio, Tex.
21-23 Houston, Tex.
24-26 Dallas, Tex.
27 Longview, Tex. cancelled
28 Texarkana, Tex.
29 N. Little Rock, Ark.
30 Memphis, Tenn.

November

1-6 St. Louis, Mo.
8 Nashville, Tenn.
9 Chattanooga, Tenn.
10 Atlanta, Ga.
11 Greenville, S. C.
12 Charlotte, N. C.
14 Winston Salem, N. C.
15 Greensboro, N. C.
16 Durham, N, C.
17 Goldsboro, N. C.
18 Raleigh, N. C.
19 Rocky Mount, N. C.
21 Jacksonville, Fla.
23-25 Miami, Fla.
End of season

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.

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