Dinosaur (1946, 5,900 feet), known as Artesia until 1966, caters to tourists headed for nearby Dinosaur National Monument with wonders such as the Dino Freeze Drive-In, U.S. 40 and Colorado 64. This rural interpretation of a big-city fast food restaurant specializes in “dino-burgers” and huge frozen concoctions to help acclimate travelers to the high desert.
Writing Credits
If SAH Archipedia has been useful to you, please consider supporting it.
SAH Archipedia tells the story of the United States through its buildings, landscapes, and cities. This freely available resource empowers the public with authoritative knowledge that deepens their understanding and appreciation of the built environment. But the Society of Architectural Historians, which created SAH Archipedia with University of Virginia Press, needs your support to maintain the high-caliber research, writing, photography, cartography, editing, design, and programming that make SAH Archipedia a trusted online resource available to all who value the history of place, heritage tourism, and learning.