To the editor: When a 99 Cents Only store took over the location of the wonderfully chaotic Bargain Circus on La Brea Avenue in 1999, I was bummed. Where else was I going to come across stuff like ...

When I was a young child growing up on Youngstown’s East Side, I remember when the circus would roll into town. They would set up their three-ring circus close to our family home near McGuffey Road.

Every single time the circus comes to town, after the events, the performers pack up and leave, and the crowd never sees them again. All contact information has been discontinued.