Spring Hill, Florida -
Pepto-Bismol Pink Dinosaur
Pink dinosaur of uncertain species -- sort of a stegosaurus -- dates from 1962. Built by Jacob Foxbower and his brother to promote the family wildlife museum.
- Address:
- 3273 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL
- Directions:
- On the west side of US 19/Commercial Way. Around 3.5 miles south of the intersection of Hwy 50/Cortez Blvd in Weeki Wachee, or around 1.5 miles north of Spring Hill Drive in Spring Hill.
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Pepto-Bismol Pink Dinosaur The "Pepto-Bismol Pink" dinosaur on the side of the road (US Hwy 19 south) has been there as long as I can remember (I was a mere 55 my last birthday and have lived in this area most of my life).
The man who originally built it was named 'Jake' Foxbower, a friend of my Dad and a local taxidermist, who passed away in 1988. His shop was in the building next to where the dino stands, and he had a wildlife museum, which closed in 1998.
The Hernando County Historical Society has deemed the statue a "historical site," never to be removed. [DebbeeC., 03/02/2011]
Pepto-Bismol Pink Dinosaur It's in the parking lot of a barber shop. [Bing Futch, 06/01/2010]
Pepto-Bismol Pink Dinosaur This dinosaur is located on the edge of old Route 19, the one-time main road from Tampa to Weeki Wachee Springs,
Florida, about 3-4 miles away. Search as I try, I can't find any recent reference to him anywhere, but remember
reading something about him in the past, perhaps from your own site. He's very old. I vaguely remember reading he was built about 1927. As you can see he's been well taken care of and has a nice
coat of pink paint. Up the road about a mile is another larger dinosaur harboring a 3 door auto repair shop. That
fellow seems to get all the publicity -- maybe the brake specials in the Sunday paper are really good. [Aaron Farr, 08/19/2002][RA: Previously reported, but the color photo is nice.]
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