Pursuits : Elizabeth Thomsen » Route 1 http://www.ethomsen.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:56:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc The Orange Dinosaur http://www.ethomsen.com/route-1/the-orange-dinosaur/ http://www.ethomsen.com/route-1/the-orange-dinosaur/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:41:57 +0000 Elizabeth Thomsen http://www.ethomsen.com/blog/archives/3 Continue reading →]]> Orange Dinosaur at Route 1 Miniature GolfThis big orange dinosaur fit right in with the Hilltop Steak House’s cows and giant cactus and the nearby Prince Leaning Tower of Pizza on Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, all survivors of an over-the-top style of roadside attraction that’s giving way to franchises and chain stores.

But the mighty dinosaur was felled a few days ago by vandals who managed to somehow rock and topple the landmark. “It’s Easter Sunday. Jesus Christ rose from the dead and so will that dinosaur,’ vowed Diana Fay, owner of Route 1 Miniature Golf and Batting Cages in Saugus.

Landmark dinosaur felled by vandals — Boston Globe, April 9, 2007

Orange crush: Vandals topple longtime Saugus landmark — by Laurel J. Sweet, Boston Herald, April 9, 2007

Get Well Soon, Dinosaur — Posting on the Bostonist blog featuring this photograph

Dinosaur Desecration — A Tabblo by Roy Goodwin that includes this photograph (as well as some great shots of the toppled beast and his green dinosaur buddy)

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