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Glen
Oaks Estates is a beautiful neighborhood of 199
single family homes located in Sarasota,
Florida, the renowned cultural and vacation
destination on Florida's West Coast. The area's
world-famous Gulf beaches and keys, its
sophisticated arts, culture, spa and dining
scenes are just a short distance away.  We
are nestled next to Bobby Jones Golf Club, which
has 45 beautifully manicured holes named for the
legendary Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., who personally
dedicated the facility on Sunday, February 13,
1927.  Families enjoy walking and biking
throughout our neighborhood, a surprising quiet
respite from the busy surrounds of the City of
Sarasota.

Glen
Oaks Estates is a deed-restricted community
governed by a volunteer board of elected
residents serving on the Glen Oaks Estates
Homeowners Association.  The board of
directors manages the affairs of the community
along with members serving on various
committees.

The
content of the Glen Oaks Estates Homeowners
Association, Inc.'s (the "GOEHA" )
internet site is provided for informational
purposes only.  The GOEHA does not accept
any liability to any person for the information
or advice which is provided on this site or
incorporated into it by reference.  The
information on the GOEHA site is provided on the
basis that all persons accessing the site
undertake responsibility for assessing the
relevance and accuracy of its content.
Under no circumstances shall the GOEHA be liable
for any special or consequential damages that
result from the use of or the inability to use
the materials on this site.

Copyright of the
material on this site is owned by the
GOEHA.  You acknowledge and accept that
your use of the GOEHA internet site indicates
your acceptance of this
disclaimer.

Our Legacy

In years past, the
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey circus
used the land where Glen Oaks is located today
for their Winter Quarters. The historical marker
shown below is installed on the Beneva Road
entrance island to Glen Oaks
Estates.

Historical
Marker

"Just east of this marker
was the Winter Quarters of the Ringling Bros.
& Barnum & Bailey Circus, a favorite
winter attraction for tourists. Occupying what
was previously the County Fair Grounds, the show
spread over many acres with its "Big Top"
menageries, practice rings, workshops &
railroad yards. The show was a spectacle of
lights, sawdust rings, and a music all its own.
Here clowns, acrobats, and animal acts trained
for the long summer months on the "road."
Performers from all over the world entertained
children of all ages.

"The Ringling Winter
Quarters moved from Bridgeport, Conn. in 1927.
The circus helped to bring prosperity to a city
then experiencing economic hard times. The
circus trains leaving each year was an event
looked forward to by all. The tragic fire at
Hartford, Conn. on July 6th 1944 brought the
circus home early that year. Here the big blue
tent known as the "Big Top" unfurled its flags
in 1951 when Cecil B. DeMille produced his epic
movie "The Greatest Show on Earth." Today,
Sarasota is still the home of countless circus
performers. The Winter Quarters moved from here
to Venice, Florida in 1960.

"Sarasota County
Historical Commission 1982"

Other
Information:

Beneva Road was called
"Oriente" and was just two lanes until the 80's,
when it was expanded.

Here is a 1957 aerial
photo of the Circus property with an overlay of
current lots in Glen Oaks Estates

The old black and white
photo shown below is a photograph of a
photograph, of unknown origin; believed to be
circa 1950's. It shows the circus grounds when
Beneva Road was a path.

The original entrance on
Beneva Road looked much like this Circus Blvd
entrance does today. When Beneva was widened we
had to change our western entrance to the lower
profile sign you see there now.

The main purpose of this
site is to provide interested persons easy
access to the governing documents for Glen Oaks
Country Club Estates and the Glen Oaks Estates
Homeowners' Association, Inc. a Florida
not-for-profit corporation, as well as provide
contact information for the administrative
functions of the Association.

You may
navigate to each or all of these key documents
and

Print them directly from
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Download (save) them to
your hard drive folder.

Highlight the text then
copy and paste into any word
processor.

You can also visit the
Sarasota County Clerk of Court Office and view
or obtain copies of the original recorded
documents.

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