Rex, the 25-foot Tyrannosaurus

Mural and Statue Safari Stop #17

The 800 block of Spruce Street was once home to a small amusement park, Kiddieland, which operated from 1948 to 1998. Rex the 25-foot tyrannosaurus was added in 1977, and he became such a beloved local mascot that even when Kiddieland closed and was demolished to make room for new businesses, Rex remained. He’s changed colors over the years, and his eyes no longer have the eerie red glow imagined by his original designer, but he still keeps watch over Spruce Street and his neighbor since 2002, Crown Lanes Bowling Alley.