Restored Ringling Bros. circus sleeper car moved to Venice Historic Train Depot
VENICE – A restored sleeping car that once belonged to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was moved last week to the 1927 Historic Venice Train Depot, joining a restored caboose and statue of Gunther Gebel-Williams as part of a campus that pays homage to the city’s connection with the fabled circus.
To ensure safety, the move was not publicized and volunteers helped detour cyclists on the Legacy Trail to create a clear path as it made the half-mile trip from Uni-Glide Trailer Co. on Seaboard Avenue north and then west in the eastbound lane of the East Venice Avenue access road, underneath the Venice Avenue Bridge, then north through the Venice Marine Park parking lot and onto the tracks at 303 E. Venice Avenue.