Sarasota Journal
Ringling Brothers Circus has been a household phrase for almost a century, since it was formed on this date. Actually, it was originally known as the "Yankee Robinson and Ringling Brothers Great Double Shows, Circus and Caravan," which would have been a bit harder to make a household word. It could have been worse, six years later the show was renamed, "Ringling Brothers United Monster Railroad Show, Great Triple Circus, Museum and Menagerie, Roman Hippodrome and Universal World's Exposition." Holy Toledo!
From Yesterday's Sarasota Calendar by Whit Rylee & Tom Payne
Sarasota County History
Arthur T. and Loretta P. Nelson House
The Arthur T. and Loretta P. Nelson House is located at 4017 Swift Road on the northeast corner of Swift Road and Forest Lane. There are two historic resources on the property: a single story Frame Vernacular Style house with Craftsman influences, and a single-bay, frame garage. The garage was constructed first in approximately 1925, and lived in while the house was constructed in 1926.
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Kensington Park
After World War II, Sarasota experienced an influx of new residents, creating a housing boom. Martin Paver, retired from his business in New York, was on a pleasure cruise in 1949 when he and his wife Mildred docked in Sarasota to buy supplies. He fell in love with the charming city, decided to make it his home, and invited his sons Paul and Stanley to join him in land development. Their first venture was Paver Park, built near the downtown area.
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K.P.R., Pete
Every email I ever received from Pete Esthus was signed with his signature closing that offered, "Kindest Personal Regards." Now, after his passing, that means so much more to me as I have re-read some of Pete’s frequent messages. If you did not know him, in a word he was a perfect gentleman; and a man who dearly loved his hometown of Sarasota since 1929.
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