Peeking into the past--
Ringling Bros. Circus in Pittston, PA in 1949
With Judy Minsavagefrom www.timesleader.com
June 5, 2011
A column in the June 5, 1949, issue of the Sunday Dispatch stated that Pittston was the site of an event that was the last of its kind. What was it?
1949 – 62 Years Ago
Bone Stadium was the site of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus with Pittston City and school district benefiting. A 10 per cent amusement tax was collected on $26,000 of admissions, netting the city and district $1,312.73 each. Estimates were that the circus probably grossed another $25,000 in concession sales and sideshows.
Bone Stadium was the site of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus with Pittston City and school district benefiting. A 10 per cent amusement tax was collected on $26,000 of admissions, netting the city and district $1,312.73 each. Estimates were that the circus probably grossed another $25,000 in concession sales and sideshows.
The city received $37.50 for vendor’s license, $55 for concession permits and $5 for sideshow permits.
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