EDMOND — Hidden from view behind an ordinary suburban neighborhood, the last traces of Edmond's lost circus camp are slowly vanishing in an overgrown field.

The signs that say "Keep Out" are only a clue something interesting lies beyond a rusty horse gate off N Kelly Avenue.

Down in dense brush beyond the gate sits the graffiti-covered ruins of a house, a barn and a few rusty animal cages, according to photographs of the property readily available on the internet. Deeper still in a thicket of trees sits the crumpled remains of animal trailers and rail cars, some of which still bear hand-painted signage advertising "The Hagen Bros." and "Clyde Bros." circuses.

For decades, both troupes spent the winter in Edmond on a large acreage off N Kelly. The elephants roamed freely in the pasture there and the tightrope walkers practiced their routine with a high-wire strung between the trees.