Dine-A-Ville Dinosaur
National Register of Historic Places

Dine-A-Ville Dinosaur

Vernal, Uintah County, Utah
Listed
November 13, 2023
Type
Object
Period
Listed
Ref No.
100009526

About this property

Dinah the Pink Dinosaur (sometimes referred to as Dinah the Dinosaur) is a 40-foot (12 m) tall anthropomorphized statue of a dinosaur, located in just off Main Street (US-40) in Vernal, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Dinah is painted in a custom paint color, Dinah Pink. The statue weighs 4,200 pounds (1,900 kg) and is composed of steel and pink fiberglass. It was originally built in 1958 to hold a sign for the Dine-A-Ville Motel and served this purpose until the motel went out of business and was demolished. It was later moved to a city park in the eastern part of town and now holds a sign welcoming visitors that reads "Vernal—Utah's Dinosaur Land". The statue of Dinah was hit in the tail by a sleep-deprived motorist named Brian Dickey on May 22, 2024, causing the tail to be severed. The motorist was unharmed. The tail would be reattached in June of 2024, with the statue being given a new coat of paint along with it. National Register of Historic Places listings in Uintah County, Utah Deseret News - Dinah the Dino Moves to New Vernal Home

Location

905 E. Main Street
Vernal, Uintah County, Utah

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Dine-A-Ville Dinosaur listed on the National Register?

Dine-A-Ville Dinosaur was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 2023.

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Dine-A-Ville Dinosaur is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

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