Bagby Show Grounds

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Bagby Show Grounds is the name used for land along the Rivanna River off of East High Street in Charlottesville.


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Notable events

  • July 21, 1958 — E.H. Deets and Harry Lewis, on behalf of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, requests an exemption from the license tax for their planned circus in August. The mayor explained that Council did not feel justified in granting the request.[1]
  • July 21, 1958 — At the request of J.W. Bagby, Council rezones the show grounds from R-2 to B-2. A public hearing was held on July 7, 1958.[1][2]
  • October 1, 1959 – A hurricane the day before leads to flooding conditions on the Rivanna River completely inundating the Bagby Show Grounds off of East High Street with five feet of water at a time a carnival was setting up. Several carnival employees were presented with emergency housing. [3]
  • August 1, 1988 — Jaycees request waiver of fees for their planned circus on August 24-25. Council unanimously votes to waive the fees.[4]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, July 21, 1958.
  2. Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, July 7, 1958.
  3. Web. Rivanna River Flood Routs Show Employees from Beds, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, October 1, 1959, retrieved October 1, 2022. Print. October 1, 1959 page 25.
  4. Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, August 1, 1988.

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