DINOSAURS IN BIRMINGHAM MARCH 1967

Sinclair brought in some mammoth guests for the shopping center's 10th anniversary.  You DO remember Sinclair, don't you?  While it's long since discontinued marketing in this part of the country, the oil company isn't the 'dinosaur' one might think.  West of the Mississippi, Sinclair outlets are still a fairly common sight.  Same logo, too; in fact, many of their stations have out front a scale-model of its mascot, "Dino" (and that's pronounced with a long "i", not to be confused with The Flintstones' pet, which it predates). 

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	And I'll bet you a dollar to a dozen Krispy-Kremes that Tim still has the souvenir booklet, too.

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