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    Posted 10 years ago

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    A classic roadside attraction featuring Dinny the Brontosaurus and Mr Rex.
    Dinny the first one made and was finished in 1975. Mr Rex was built in 1981. Dinny is 150 tons, 45 feet tall and 150 long. Mr Rex is about 3-4 stories tall. These were built by Claude Bell.
    In the 1990s they got new owners who added several fiberglass and animatronic dinosaurs. The current owners are creationists which makes for odd bedfellows but adds to the charm. Along with two of my rules for roadside attractions. They must be in the middle of nowhere and be in a state of disrepair.
    The Cabazon Dinosaurs are 12 miles west of Palm Springs off I-10.
    This might take a post or two more.

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    Comments

    1. antiquerose antiquerose, 10 years ago
      Super post -- Wish I could get there !!
    2. racer4four racer4four, 10 years ago
      Awesome. I like your roadside attraction rules too.
      Creationists...dinosaurs.....what day were they made?
    3. kyratango kyratango, 10 years ago
      Might frighten a drunk driver! :-D
    4. rocker-sd rocker-sd, 10 years ago
      I remember traveling past when Dinny was being built in the 60's, on the way to the Salton Sea for weekend outing's. They were at a truck stop then, we stopped there for gas.
    5. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you very much antiquerose. I fear it would be a bit of a drive.
    6. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you very much racer4four. I have another roadside attraction rule but I can't remember it.
    7. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you very much kyratango. That probably has happened.
    8. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you very much rocker-sd. The Salton Sea may be an interesting area to visit as it is a ghost town now.
    9. Virginia.vintage Virginia.vintage, 10 years ago
      This is more than amazing to me, I love it!!!!!
    10. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you very much Virginia.vintage.
    11. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you
      antiquerose
      racer4four
      kyratango
      aghcollect
      gargoylecollector
      vintagelamp
      vetraio50
      lisa
      surfdub66
      Manikan
      Trey
      RonM
      Virginia.vintage
    12. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you EJW-54.
    13. RonM RonM, 10 years ago
      I had a picture of my grandson looking out from between T-Rex's teeth.
    14. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Excellent. If possible you should post it sometime.
    15. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you Sean68 and Hedgewalker.
    16. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you rodster101.
    17. fortapache fortapache, 9 years ago
      Thank you very much Brunswick. Sounds like my kind of place.
    18. fortapache fortapache, 9 years ago
      Thank you
      mikelv85
      Brunswick
      Caperkid
    19. Rattletrap Rattletrap, 9 years ago
      Big lizard!! They don't belong with people and neither do some other nasty critters that still exist. Let the environmentalists love the big centipedes of Hawaii cause I don't!
    20. fortapache fortapache, 9 years ago
      Thank you very much Rattletrap. I'll post my big centipede for you.
    21. fortapache fortapache, 9 years ago
      Thank you AzTom.
    22. fortapache fortapache, 6 years ago
      Thank you very much Brunswick. I recall that show.
    23. fortapache fortapache, 6 years ago
      Thank you
      iggy
      Brunswick
      yougottahavestuff
    24. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 6 years ago
      Hey!!! I know exactly where these are! They used to give helicopter rides there too!

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