This gas station was, in fact, a Sinclair at one time... and that was one of two original green Sinclair dinosaurs on the property (the second was stolen and never recovered, as far as I know).
Sinclair went under a massive downscaling in the late 1980s and it dropped the Lombardi Ave. station among many others. The owners then sold gas under the brand of "Dino Stop" for a while, before picking up Shell in the mid-1990s. That's when the green dino was painted in Shell gray, yellow, and red (I like how they gave him a shirt - the Sinclair dinos were naked!).
Today the gas station operates as "Dino Shell" and the old Sinclair dinosaur still stands tall, greeting customers as they come by.
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And that clydesdale isn't too shabby either.
This gas station was, in fact, a Sinclair at one time... and that was one of two original green Sinclair dinosaurs on the property (the second was stolen and never recovered, as far as I know).
Sinclair went under a massive downscaling in the late 1980s and it dropped the Lombardi Ave. station among many others. The owners then sold gas under the brand of "Dino Stop" for a while, before picking up Shell in the mid-1990s. That's when the green dino was painted in Shell gray, yellow, and red (I like how they gave him a shirt - the Sinclair dinos were naked!).
Today the gas station operates as "Dino Shell" and the old Sinclair dinosaur still stands tall, greeting customers as they come by.
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