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The Unique Town of Gibtown: Home to Circus and Carnival Workers
TLDR Gibtown, also known as Gibsonton, Florida, was a one-of-a-kind town in the 1950s and 1960s where circus and carnival workers, including side show performers, lived together as a close-knit community. With special business ordinances and a welcoming atmosphere, Gibtown became a haven for these individuals, and although side shows declined in popularity, the town's unique history can still be seen today.
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Gibtown is a town in Florida where circus and carnival workers lived when they weren't working.
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Gibtown, also known as Gibsonton, Florida, was a unique town in the 1950s with circus and carnival workers living there, including side show performers and individuals with unique physical attributes.
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Gibtown, or Gibsonton, Florida, became a unique town in the 1960s where sideshow performers and carnival workers lived together as a big family, with the town passing an ordinance allowing them to have carnival rides in their driveways and elephants in their backyards.
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Gibtown became a friendly place for carnival workers due to business ordinances that made it accommodating for them.
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Gibtown was a booming community for carnival workers in the 1960s, with remnants of that past still visible today.
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Side shows started to decline in the 30s and 40s due to concerns of exploitation, but the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 allowed side show performers to find jobs elsewhere.
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Gibtown was generally a peaceful and happy place for sideshow performers, and one of the couples, Priscilla and Emmett, who had unique physical conditions, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary there in 1988.
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