Step right up and see the carnival's history thanks, in part, to this man
Updated Feb. 22 For nearly a year, the lights stayed off, the Ferris wheel sat still, and a warehouse of wonders waited to delight and terrify guests in Riverview. The International Independent Showmenâs Museum closed, like the traveling shows it celebrates, because of the pandemic. But it exists because a few people spent years, raised millions and refused to let the fascinations of the carnival fade away. Ivan Arnold was one of them â a carnival lifer. (Not a carney. âWe in the business do not like to be called carneys,â said friend Jim Elliott. âCarnival people is ...
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