Bird Key
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Bird Key is an island in Sarasota Bay, south of the Ringling Causeway, between mainland Sarasota and St. Armands Key
. Originally a small island connected to the Ringling Causeway by a tree lined causeway of its own, it was the home of John Ringling North
, nephew of Circus Magnate, John Ringling
. Created by dredge and fill in the late fifties, it is approximately 250 acres (1 km²) of one of the most prestigious residential areas on Florida's West Coast.
Originally called Bird Key because of the large population of birds that flock to the original island.
St. Armands Key
St. Armands Key is an island in Sarasota Bay off the west coast of Florida in the United States.A Frenchman named Charles St. Amand bought property on the island in 1893. His name was misspelled in land deeds, and this misspelled name is still used today....
. Originally a small island connected to the Ringling Causeway by a tree lined causeway of its own, it was the home of John Ringling North
John Ringling North
John Ringling North was the owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937 to 1943 and from 1947 to 1967. In 1967 he sold the circus to Irvin Feld.-Biography:...
, nephew of Circus Magnate, John Ringling
John Ringling
John Nicholas Ringling now is the most well-known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Brothers Circus to create a virtual monopoly of traveling circuses and helped shape the circus into what it is today.-Early circus life:John was...
. Created by dredge and fill in the late fifties, it is approximately 250 acres (1 km²) of one of the most prestigious residential areas on Florida's West Coast.
Originally called Bird Key because of the large population of birds that flock to the original island.