Website:https://www.cabazondinosaurs.com/ (Cabazon Dinosaurs - Since 1975)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabazon_Dinosaurs (Wiki Page)https://socalfieldtrips.com/insider-tips-for-visiting-cabazon-dinosaurs-near-palm-springs/ (Insider Tips For Visiting Cabazon Dinosaurs Near Palm Springs)
Description:Steel & concrete dinosaurs located at a truck stop in foothills near Palm Springs. >>>> From the interstate highway the uncommon view of two giant dinosaurs, on an arid plain surrounded by mountains, is an irresistible magnet. But tourists are not the only ones compelled to stop. Well within L.A.'s convenient day-drive sphere, the Cabazon dinos became media darlings in the 1980s, appearing in everything from Coke commercials to MTV videos to the film Pee Wee's Big Adventure. T-Rex and Dinny. They were built by Claude Bell, who ran the adjacent Wheel Inn on I-10. Claude, a former amusement park statue designer, took eleven years to build Dinny, a 150-foot-long apatosaurus and arguably the largest dinosaur in America. To cut costs, he scavenged rebar and cement from the construction of the freeway. A small museum in Dinny's belly still sells souvenirs. Claude's admission sign promised speedier work on the rest of the dinosaur family he planned. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2031
Site Condition:For information regarding photo/film shoots and group rates please email [email protected]! >>>> https://travelswithmaitaitom.com/worlds-biggest-dinosaurs-cabazon/
General Notes:Updated contact 11/3/23 J.Jackson / Requested updated photos 12/8/23 J.Jackson / f/u for photos 2/1/24 J.Jackson / F/u for photos 8/7/24 J.Jackson
Jurisdictions::RIVERSIDE COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS
Within 30-Mile Zone: N
State Property: No
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 33.9207474, y coordinate: -116.7729400
Building Materials: Concrete
Filmography (Legacy projects not in Reel-Scout):Huell Howser KCET 1994 & 1999 / Paris, Texas / Pee Wee's Big Adventure / Tears's for Fears music video / 1985 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" / The Wizard feature / Susanna Hoffs 2013 video for the song "Raining"
Contacts: Kanter, Denise *President, World's Biggest Dinosaurs909.272.8164 w / VOICE-MAIL Phone 1951.922.0076 w / VOICE MAIL Phone 2951.922.8700 w / VOICE-MAIL Mobile[email protected]http://www.cabazondinosaurs.com
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