thecircusblog | May 3, 2013
In the center of the photo is Ray Westler, who was a retired union boss from back East. Ray proved to be quite vital for Legend City. A good fixer and if needed his tongue was as sharp as a razor. At the time of this photo he was coordinating with our park security.
thecircusblog | May 3, 2013
OK……. who will be the first in this arm wrestling contest. The event started at 10:00 am and lasted throughout the evening.
thecircusblog | May 3, 2013
“A weigh in”. This determined what class of arm wrestling you were put in. We even had some women that joined in the competition.
thecircusblog | May 3, 2013
Little Jimmy greeted people at the front gate and did clown skits with Goldie our tramp clown. They made up their own bits with just a little circus flavor. I hope to find a photo of Goldie. Bill Capell bought an old hook and ladder fire truck. It was parked in the front area of […]
thecircusblog | May 3, 2013
Jimmy was not only our mascot, he also was sort of a handy man. He could fix anything.
thecircusblog | May 3, 2013
This is the lake front stage. It was the main stage at Legend City….where Wallace and Ladmoe performed every Sunday. We also presented small but professional rock and country western groups. The open air bleacher seated over 1000 people. The black drapery does not look so good in this photo as the wind was playing […]
thecircusblog | May 3, 2013
All day long the events went on. The competition came from all over the Maricopa county area. The promoters of the event were in a friendly way ribbing me to join in and compete. After a while it did get under my skin, as it would any circus guy. I grew up driving stakes with […]
thecircusblog | May 3, 2013
