An elephant walk on the Venetian Causeway

 
 

Circus elephants cross the Venetian Causeway west drawbridge in 1960.
Circus elephants cross the Venetian Causeway west drawbridge in 1960.
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On Jan. 9, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus makes its annual trek to Miami. It will play at American Airlines Arena downtown.

Back in the day, the circus played on Miami Beach, and its annual visit began with an elephant walk from the train tracks downtown east across the Venetian Causeway to the Miami Beach Convention Hall.

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