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Strates Shows, Inc. is a family operated traveling carnival midway company based in Orlando, Florida. It provides amusement rides, games and concessions for local, county and state fairs throughout the United States. Strates Shows is the only midway company in the country that transports their personnel and equipment by train during its annual seven-month season. The train currently comprises 61 rail cars and 34 trucks.〔(Strates Shows, Inc. (History) ), Retrieved Oct. 23, 2015.〕 ==History== James E. Strates, a Greek immigrant, came to the United States in 1909. He first worked a series of odd jobs, but in 1919, joined Lee Schaefer's Athletic Show as a professional wrestler under the name of "Young Strangler Lewis" after learning the sport at a YMCA in Endicott, New York. Unfortunately, times were hard that season. Strates would buy out his partners the following year. He also continued to wrestle and manage other performers as a side project. In 1927, Strates would purchase an old plant near Elmira, New York in order to help facilitate equipment maintenance. He would continue to buy smaller companies over the next few years to enlarge his business. On December 22, 1945, fire engulfed a barn holding all of Strates' midway equipment which was being stored for the winter in Mullins, South Carolina. His train was the only usable piece remaining. In 1955, the winter quarters would be moved to Orlando, Florida where it remains today. After James E. Strates passed away in 1959, his son E. James Strates would inherit the company. Now licensed under Strates Shows, Inc., the younger Strates continues to own and operate the business. Over the years, E. James Strates would bring new innovations to the amusement industry including cooperative promotions, advance ticket sales and a centralized ticket system.〔(Strates Shows, Inc. (Event Schedule) ), Retrieved Nov. 3, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Strates Shows」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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