Under the big top
March is also the month the circus traditionally comes to town, as shown in this very old photo. This is a Ringling Brother Circus wagon sharing the streets with horse-drawn wagons, pedestrians and streetcars. Photo courtesy of the Phil Lind Collection.

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Erin go*METRO
March means St. Patrick's Day, a time for the wearin' o' the green. Metro is always part of the annual parade, and these sons of the Emerald Isle stopped by to help us celebrate. Ride the bus because Metro is green on St. Patrick's Day and every day of the year. Photo courtesy of the Metro Collection.

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Spotted on a bus
Since March comes in like a lion, we present this photo of Angel, a cheetah from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens. She didn't just happen to ride the bus to work that day; this photo was snapped during a promotion called Zoo Day on Fountain Square, in which zoo animals and personnel actually rode a bus to the square to promote zoo attendance. Photo by Tony Wright from the Metro Collection.

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Welcome ba-a-a-ck
In hopes that March goes out like a lamb, we present this shot from the now-legendary "Sheep" commercial. Produced by local ad agency Northlich, it compared people who don't ride the bus to sheep mindlessly following the herd in traffic. City streets were closed for the production, and the sheep were marched through downtown streets time after time until the shot was just right. And while buses are known for their low emissions, the same can't be said for the sheep. Photo courtesy of the Metro Collection.

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