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 Diamond Inn - "The Urge To Surge" - Las, Vegas, Nevada Posted by:  DougK
N 36° 05.250 W 115° 10.350
11S E 664535 N 3995200
Across from Mandalay Bay on the south end of the Strip, this 1940-built motel features a celebrated pink elephant on its front lawn. In 2007, Zippy stopped by the the Diamond Inn to have a conversation with the pink elephant.
Waymark Code: WMQNBX
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2016
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The Diamond Inn is a classic one story motor hotel. Their webpage tells us:
The pink elephant came from Disney World, probably in the 50’s. He used to trumpet loudly, but the noise caused some accidents. Because of that, the county made the owner take the sound mechanism out. The pink elephant is like the Diamond Inn’s mascot; thousands of tourists have stopped just to take pictures next to it, just like they do in front of the famous Welcome to Las Vegas sign.
Zippy asked the elephant if he'd been bad because he was hiding behind the motel sign. The elephant said he had retired and moved his library of books about goats and Albert Camus, just like Harry Truman. Zippy replied with the improvised line, I knew Harry Truman and you're no Harry Truman." The elephant then asked if he could start drinking again?
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Elephant's right side
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Elephant's close-up
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Compare Zippy the Pinhead, "The Urge To Surge" on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, in a new window.
More photos of the Diamond Inn can be see on their on Facebook page.
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Date the strip ran: 03/20/2007
Strip Name: The Urge To Surge
Location of item featured in the strip: Diamond Inn, 4605 South Las Vegas Boulevard , Las Vegas NV
Link to the Strip: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:Please provide additional photos of the location. Add your own Zippyisms, if you would like, to your visit log.
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