Circus at the Swap Shop 1992

[@WreathStorm]

Ahhh. The Swap Shop. One of the best memories of my childhood in South Florida. It was like my family's version of Disney since my parents never took us to the real Disney. I remember being fascinated, yet afraid of the elephants. I never rode them, but I watched some performances, and I got to see them as they left and entered the stage area. It's such a shame that the shows stopped.

[@kingjames2538]

neldabg me too Nelda. Me too

[@shaneO5493]

💯

[@shaneO5493]

So many memories 😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤ Swap Shop was the best place for every child to be.....

[@John-z6d9s]

I Saw Charle Daniels in concert... The circus was great butt charlie Daniels was awesome

[@grandgeechie874]

The Temptations concert was crazy it was jam-packed from wall to wall.

[@dnltnn]

Omg my sis kept saying there was no circus. I knew i wasn't imagining it.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

now this brings back memories. That flea market really did die when they removed the circus. Now it's just a nascar showroom :(

[@moviemagg]

Not only that, but for a long while some of the biggest names in country music would perform there like Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson just to name a few. I saw Jerry Reed Peform there in 1992 which I videotaped and you can find it here on KZbin.....Yea the old Swap Shop ain't what it used to be by a long shot. What a shame. Nothin good lasts forever.

[@YoungGameChanger806]

​@@moviemaggPerform In Circus Never Heard That

[@GUWOP203]

Only in fortlauderdale....sunrise boulevard.....memories this place is historic......All the fortlauderdale kids took thier first date to this place.....Where the drive in movies are....wow I was like 18 years of age when my first serious gf went with me to see a movie here...we had our Chinese food....some alcohol and our weed lol....Had everything we needed for the drive in

[@billgreen6263]

I was there today. Not the same. Very sad.

[@ShelbyBanditNFS]

I remember the elephants. At the end of the show they let you ride a elephant and take a picture. Was fun!!!

[@heatherswindle956]

I dated George Hanaford

[@ItssTDuhh]

i thought i was just day dreamig lol i knew it happend lol

[@killakings100]

That was the end of the good Florida days now it sucks living here

[@moviemagg]

You are so right!

[@nikolas_schreck]

That's why I moved to Rhode Island I got sick of broward country fuck fl

[@oblongfan1]

@@nikolas_schreck i feel you i want to move to colorado or new york. Florida is f-ing boring nothing to do here. no mountains, only heat and humidity etc

[@natalie8212]

Love this, so many great memories here. Once I was a teenager though, I started pretty much skipping the indoor area and going straight for the back... Still the best flea market ever imo! The drive in was awesome too!

[@sethputnamjr]

I still go to the swap shop when i get the chance. I remember the circus when i was a kid. It was our mall where we could get a 25 cent toy. Now the arcade is tucked away and its falling apart. I love this place but its seen better days. It looks frozen in time. I wish they would maintain it.

[@billgreen6263]

Yup,that was Preston's baby. After he died it's been going down hill fast. I think it's days are numbered.

[@gabriellalaw.4978]

Love going to the swap shop and spending time outdoors.

[@MeanMrsMustard1963]

i vaguely remember the circus but my older sister does when we lived in hollywood and would always go to the swap shop bc my aunt worked at the pizza shop there. it was around hurricane katrina that the circus stopped and they put cars on that floor. my older sister has a picture of her on one of the elephants.

[@racquelrichards]

Hello Bianca! This is so random but do you think your aunt would remember the name of the pizza shop that she worked at that was located at the swap shop when the circus was still there? I used to go there all the time waay back in the day, I've been searching the internet looking for the name of the pizza shop at the swap shop circus but this is the first time I've even seen it be mentioned! :)

[@ardnajela92]

@@racquelrichards tic tac dough pizza

[@PaidwithAlquino]

Good Memories. WOW. I believe anyone whom experienced this as a child will certainly always remember the magic the Swap Shop was and hopefully still is. 😊 I want to take my children there.

[@slixqkrowd4669]

From what I heard it went way down hill after the owner died plus the circus has been gone for like 17 years

[@annettalundy]

i loved going here with the family. we had so much fun there..miss the show

[@michaelmacias7296]

They don't have performances anymore. Now that part is filled with cars and more space for people to sell stuff.

[@oblongfan1]

Anyone got clips of early / mid 2000 ? When Steve o was a clown there ? Saw him perform around April or may 2000

[@thevealchop68]

Swapshop Owner Preston Henn evicted the circus from Swapshop in 2005. I remember they left around October, because I remember thinking the eviction occurred right before hurricane Wilma battered Broward county. Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans that year, but Hurricane Wilma was a worse hurricane for south florida.

[@jhohnerman2223]

I still go to this day. But no more circus's. Its just cars on the main floor now.

[@cindyp8347]

I have not been to Florida in years. Looking to take my daughter for the first time in December. Can anyone say if the circus still prefomances there? Oh I am visiting from the Caribbean..

[@donwoodz_]

Cindy P nah the owner faced a lawsuit about animal cruelty so they canceled the circus performances entirely

[@Diamondz242]

Donte Woodard oh wow 😔 i always wondered what happened to the circus

[@michaelcole8196]

RIP Preston Henn.

[@moviemagg]

Who was Preston Henn?

[@michaelcole8196]

He was the founder and owner of the Swap Shop. He passed away 4/30.

[@moviemagg]

Oh, I think I read about him in the Miami Herald about 3-years ago. If I'm correct he would ride around the shop in a golf cart. Thanks.......

[@michaelcole8196]

Yeah, that was him. My dad used to work for him back in the day, every Sunday back in the 80's he'd be out there in that golf cart just riding around saying hi to people.

[@thevealchop68]

1992 you were thinking "maybe some day some day someone will invent a way to share this with the world."

[@nikolas_schreck]

No

[@bjornjoseph]

I remember the circus.. long time ago.

[@jacobTheeCreole]

Used to love going here as a kid I still go get food from here !

[@sarahsmith2503]

Does anyone remember Keith Davis or Davies a performer back then ?

[@danieljohn428]

U mean mark davis.da dude dat use 2 swing up in da air .yep member him

[@nelsonlariccia]

j.geller n his porsche later on pantera de tomaso transformation..any onr remembers about..

[@jessicagray677]

Such good memories!

[@nelsonlariccia]

the fun place to shop..henn p great shows singers and the corner deli hf fish n chipsr

[@GoBiggie1880]

Ridiculous , foolish act. Cruel and demeaning for such majestic animals. Glad this is over there.

[@narissax]

finally someone understands!

[@oblongfan1]

i wish the circus was still there just without the elephants. even as a kid i thought it was sad seeing them perform. just stick to acrobatics and fire tricks etc.

[@leamsigarcia8249]

1996