RALEIGH, N.C. — In February, an exciting exhibit featuring life-sized animatronic dinosaurs is coming to the State Fairgrounds. But this isn’t the first time giant dinosaurs have roamed Raleigh. Some locals recall a time in the 1960s when the enormous beasts visited North Hills Mall as part of a popular traveling exhibit from a company called Sinclair.
Some lucky folks still have the small rubbery, plastic dinosaur toys – tiny treasures molded right in front of your eyes, still warm from the machine when you took them in your hand.
In April, 1967 the News & Observer reported over 200,000 visiting the Sinclair Dinosaur exhibit at North Hills.
For those who aren’t lucky enough to remember, don’t worry: Those who were there to see these dinosaurs have never forgotten the experience.
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