Bought for $1 a piece from the downtown Pacific Science Center, which no longer wanted them, the five-ton, 66-foot dinosaurs were found to be only temporarily stuffed with greenery after they were moved to their new home by community volunteers in 1999.
With the help of Fremont Rotary, more volunteers cleaned out the frames, fitted them with plumbing and electricity, and then planted an estimated 7,000 ivy plants to cover the iron frames. The mother and child dinosaurs now look out at the Burke-Gilman Trail from their leafy home at the intersection of North 34th Street, Phinney Avenue North, and North Canal Street.