Editing Lucy the Elephant

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| caption = Lucy in 2025
| location = 9200 Atlantic Ave [[Margate City, New Jersey]]
| map_caption = Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey.
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| architect = [[James V. Lafferty]]
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'''Lucy the Elephant''' is a six-story [[elephant]]-shaped wood frame and tin clad building, constructed in 1882 by [[James V. Lafferty]] in [[Margate City, New Jersey|Margate City]], [[New Jersey]]. Lucy was built with the purpose of promoting real estate sales and attracting tourists to the area. Today, Lucy remains the oldest surviving [[roadside attraction|roadside tourist attraction]] in America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/elephants-never-forget-and-at-6-stories-tall-this-ones-unforgettable/|title=Elephants Never Forget — And At 6 Stories Tall, This One's Unforgettable|last=Jacobs|first=Emma|date=July 11, 2015|website=www.wnyc.org|publisher=NPR|access-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref>

== History ==
=== 1882–1899 ===
[[File:Lucy-USpatent268503 1882.jpg|thumb|left|{{US patent|268503}}|241x241px]]

====Patenting and construction====

On December 5, 1882, the U.S. Patent Office granted [[James V. Lafferty]] Patent #268503, giving him the exclusive right to make, use or sell an "[[Zoomorphism|animal-shaped]] building" for a duration of seventeen years. Lafferty funded the design and construction of Lucy at South Atlantic City, now called [[Margate City, New Jersey|Margate]]. He employed Philadelphia architects William Free and J. Mason Kirby for the design of this example of [[novelty architecture]] .<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/walkabout-j-mason-kirby-brooklyns-elephant-architect/|title=Walkabout: J. Mason Kirby – Brooklyn's Elephant Architect {{!}} Brownstoner|last=Spellen |first=Suzanne |date=August 13, 2013|work=Brownstoner|access-date=May 29, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Lucy was modeled after [[Jumbo]], the famous elephant with ''[[Barnum and Bailey's|Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth]],'' and constructed at a cost of $25,000 - $38,000.<ref name="Save Lucy" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/08/13/jersey-icons-lucy-elephant/525958001/|title=Jersey Icons: Lucy the Elephant|work=North Jersey|access-date=February 1, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name="brownstoner.com">[https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/walkabout-j-mason-kirby-brooklyns-elephant-architect/ Walkabout: J. Mason Kirby – Brooklyn’s Elephant Architect]</ref>

Initially named "''Elephant Bazaar"'', the structure stands at 65 feet (19.7 m) in height, 60 feet (18.3 m) in length, and 18 feet (5.5 m) in width and weighs about 90 tons. It is currently listed as the [[List of the tallest statues in the United States|12th tallest statue]] in the United States. Lucy was constructed with nearly one million pieces of wood, and required 200 kegs of nails, 4 tons of bolts and iron bars; 12,000 square feet of tin covers the exterior.  There are 22 windows placed throughout the structure.<ref name="Save Lucy">{{cite book|last=McMahon|first=William|title=The Story of Lucy the Elephant|year=1988|publisher=Save Lucy Committee, Inc.|location=Margate, N.J.|pages=40}}</ref>

====Early use and sale====

Originally, Lafferty brought potential real estate customers to view parcels of land from Lucy's [[howdah]] (carriage). The howdah offers unique views of [[Margate City, New Jersey|Margate]], [[Atlantic City|Atlantic City's]] skyline, the beach, and the Atlantic Ocean and it serves as an observation deck for modern day visitors during tours.<ref name=":3" />

The structure was sold to Anton Gertzen of Philadelphia in 1887 and remained in his family until 1970. Anton's daughter-in-law, Sophia Gertzen, reportedly dubbed the structure "Lucy the Elephant" in 1902.<ref name="Save Lucy"/> The shape of Lucy's head is characteristic of an [[Asian elephant]], but only males have tusks. Initially, the elephant was referred to as a male, but eventually became commonly known as a female.<ref name=":3" />

=== 1900–1999 ===
[[File:Lucy the Margate Elephant HABS NJ,1-MARGCI,1-7.jpg|thumb|[[Historic American Buildings Survey|HABS]] image circa 1976|260x260px]]
[[File:NORTH ELEVATION - Margate Elephant, Atlantic Avenue and Decatur Street, Margate City, Atlantic County, NJ HABS NJ,1-MARGCI,1-3.tif|right|thumb|Lucy in disrepair circa 1965|257x257px]]

Through the first half of the 20th century, Lucy served as a restaurant, business office, cottage, and tavern (the last closed by [[Prohibition]]). The building was depicted on many souvenir postcards, often referred to as "''The Elephant Hotel of Atlantic City''." (The actual hotel was in a nearby building, not inside the elephant.)

By the 1960s, Lucy had fallen into disrepair and was scheduled for demolition. In 1969, Edwin T. Carpenter and others formed the Margate Civic Association, which later became the ''Save Lucy Committee'' under Josephine Harron and Sylvia Carpenter. They were given a 30-day deadline to move the edifice or pay for its demolition. Lucy was spared through various fund-raising events, most notably a door-to-door canvassing campaign by volunteers.

On July 20, 1970, Lucy was moved to a city-owned lot, located about 100 yards away. The move took about seven hours and Lucy remained closed to the public for repairs until 1974. The restoration entailed supporting Lucy's original wooden frame with new steel and replacing the howdah. A plug of green glass was set into the howdah platform to refract light into Lucy's interior.<ref name="Fears">{{cite web|last=Fears|first=Danika|title=Historic landmark 'Lucy the Elephant' survived Sandy|url=http://todaynews.today.com/_news/2012/11/01/14861060-historic-landmark-lucy-the-elephant-survived-sandy?lite|work=The Today Show|publisher=NBC News|access-date=November 6, 2012}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

In 1971, Lucy was added to both the [[New Jersey Register of Historic Places|NJRHP (New Jersey Register of Historic Places}]] and the [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP (National Register of Historic Places)]].<ref name=":4" />

In 1976, Lucy was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] during the [[United States Bicentennial]] celebration.<ref name=":0" />

=== 2000–present ===
[[File:Lucy the Elephant NJ7.jpg|thumb|Lucy's interior in 2019|259x259px]]
Lucy's birthday is commemorated each year on July 20, which includes a fundraising event and celebration of children's games and much fanfare.

In 2006, Lucy was struck by [[lightning]], blackening the tips of the tusks. In October 2012, [[Hurricane Sandy]] made landfall near Margate. Lucy remained unscathed, although the surge reached the building's toes and a small booth in the parking lot was blown over.<ref name="Fears" />

On July 23, 2016, Lucy's staff announced the building's fake candidacy for [[President of the United States]] at a celebration for her 135th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lucytheelephant.org/announcements/lucys-135th-birthday-party/|title=Lucy's 135th Birthday Party|date=2016|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> In 2016, Lucy had 135,000 visitors at the site, 35,000 of whom took the guided tour.<ref name=":0" />

On February 27, 2020, Lucy began allowing overnight stays. Lucy was listed on [[Airbnb]] for $138 per night on March 17, 18 and 19, 2020. It marked the first time Lucy had been inhabited by humans since it was rented as a home in the early 1900s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucy The Elephant: Now Listed Only On Airbnb |url=https://lucytheelephant.org/announcements/lucy-the-elephant-now-listed-only-on-airbnb/ |website=Lucy the Elephant |date=February 27, 2020 |access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Tully|first=Tracey|date=2020-02-27|title=New Airbnb Listing: A 65-Foot-Tall Landmark Named Lucy the Elephant|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/nyregion/lucy-elephant-nj-airbnb.html|access-date=2020-06-14|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In August 2021, the Save Lucy Committee announced a plan to repair and replace the metal exterior skin after receiving a $500,000 grant from the [[National Park Service]]. The grant was based on results of a 2021 inspection that revealed that more than half of Lucy's metal skin had degraded beyond repair. The project was partially funded by a grant from the Preserve New Jersey Preservation Fund administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust. Lucy temporarily closed on September 20, 2021, with a reopening date set for Memorial Day 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/ap-online/2021/08/25/boardwalk-landmark-lucy-the-elephant-to-get-brand-new-skin|title = Boardwalk landmark, Lucy the Elephant, to get brand new skin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rosenberg|first=Amy S.|title=Lucy the Elephant to close for $1.4 million makeover|url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/lucy-the-elephant-closing-jersey-shore-margate-20210824.html|access-date=2021-08-28|website=www.inquirer.com|date=August 24, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>  After delays, Lucy reopened on December 28, 2022. The overall cost of the restoration was $2.4 million, a substantial increase from initial projections.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vazquez  |first=Selena |date=December 28, 2022 |title=Lucy the Elephant unveils new look after 15-month restoration project |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/lucy-the-elephant-unveils-new-look-after-15-month-restoration-project/article_618ffb3e-86d7-11ed-b9c4-af370adc2a36.html |work=[[The Press of Atlantic City]] |location= |access-date=January 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Nyah Marshall {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=2022-12-29 |title=Lucy the Elephant reopens with grand light show after 15-month makeover of Jersey Shore icon |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2022/12/lucy-the-elephant-reopens-with-grand-light-show-after-15-month-makeover-of-jersey-shore-icon.html |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref>

On January 5, 2023, the City of Margate approved a plan to create a visitor's center on Lucy's existing site. The proposed 2-story building is designed to include a retail area, information and displays, meeting spaces, and restrooms. The new structure will be located on the site of the existing gift shop and would be elevated to meet current flood codes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galloway |first=Nanette LoBiondo |date=2023-01-06 |title=Margate to move forward with Lucy the Elephant welcome center plan |url=https://www.downbeach.com/2023/01/06/margate-to-move-forward-with-lucy-the-elephant-welcome-center-plan/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=DOWNBEACH |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, Lucy booked a new record high of 42,267 tours, surpassing the previous record set in 2018. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucy The Elephant - The World's Greatest Elephant |url=https://lucytheelephant.org/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Lucy The Elephant |language=en-US}}</ref>

On August 12, 2024, a $500,000 federal grant to fund the restoration of Lucy's interior spaces was announced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Nyah Marshall {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=2024-08-11 |title=Jersey Shore icon Lucy the Elephant is getting $500K interior makeover |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2024/08/jersey-shore-icon-lucy-the-elephant-is-getting-500k-interior-makeover.html |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref> However, the grant was [[Department of Government Efficiency|rescinded]] on April 11, 2025. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/lucy-the-elephant-new-jersey-doge-federal-grant-funding-cut/4158918/|title=DOGE cuts federal grant for Lucy the Elephant repairs, executive director says}}</ref>

==Lucy In popular culture==
=== Movies ===
* In 1972, Lucy appeared in the movie ''[[The King of Marvin Gardens]]'', starring [[Jack Nicholson]] and [[Bruce Dern]].
* In 1980, Lucy can be briefly seen in the opening of the Oscar nominated film, ''[[Atlantic City (1980 film)|Atlantic City]]'', starring [[Burt Lancaster]] and [[Susan Sarandon]].
* In 1983, Lucy is shown on a postcard with a picture in the opening credits of the film, ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]''.<ref name=":1">{{cite news | title = Lucy the Elephant | work = CityAtlantic.com |url=http://www.cityatlantic.com/attractions/lucy-the-elephant.html | access-date = March 26, 2015}}</ref>
* An ice cream shop with a living area above shaped like Lucy appears in the 1991 Disney film ''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'', although the film takes place in Southern California.
* The ''Jardin the Paris Elephant'', a real-life large elephant structure inspired by “''[[Elephantine Colossus]]''”, (a larger version of Lucy, built by Lafferty in 1885 on [[Coney Island]]), is featured as the location of the boudoir of [[Nicole Kidman]]'s character in the 2001 film ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.messynessychic.com/2015/09/18/the-forgotten-elephant-of-the-moulin-rouge-garden-party/|title=The Forgotten Elephant of the Moulin Rouge Garden Party|last=MessyNessy|date=September 18, 2015|website=www.messynessychic.com|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref>
*In 2015, Lucy was featured in the opening credits of the film ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]],'' similar to the original 1983 film, ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]''.<ref name=":1" />
=== Television ===
* In 1979, Lucy appeared in the intro to the short-lived [[CBS]] drama series ''[[Big Shamus, Little Shamus]]'' which takes place in Atlantic City.
*In 1986, Lucy appeared on an episode of ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]],'' in which [[Fred Rogers]] took a short tour of Lucy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1986|title=TheKidsMagic - Mr. Rogers Episode #1570|url=http://thekidsmagic.com/watch/Wm6vygVQ-MA/mr-rogers-episode-1570|access-date=October 7, 2016|website=www.thekidsmagic.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Toy Elephant |url=https://www.misterrogers.org/episodes/toy-elephant/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |language=en}}</ref>
*In November 2006, the building was prominently featured in an advertisement for ''Proformance Insurance''.
*In 2006, the [[History Channel]] television series ''[[Weird U.S. (TV series)|Weird U.S.]]'' featured Lucy in an episode.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2007|title=Lucy The Elephant, Margate|url=http://weirdnj.com/stories/lucytheelephant/|access-date=November 25, 2016|website=www.weirdnj.com|publisher=Weird NJ}}</ref>
* In 2009, Lucy was featured in an episode of ''[[Life After People]]'', which illustrated how the [[Natural environment|environment]] would take over the structure without people to maintain Lucy.
* In a 2011 episode of ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'', [[List of Boardwalk Empire characters|Agent Van Alden]] mentions "a hotel shaped like an elephant" among the local attractions. Lucy is also briefly seen in the second-season episode "Gimcrack & Bunkum".
* On April 2, 2014, Lucy appeared in a clip on an episode of [[Strange Inheritance]], which mainly featured the [[World's tallest thermometer]], another well-known roadside attraction.
* On June 14, 2014, [[The Travel Channel]]'s ''[[Monumental Mysteries]]'' featured Lucy the Elephant in an episode.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lucy the Elephant|url=http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/monumental-mysteries/episodes/lucy-the-elephant-capitol-bomber|website=Monumental Mysteries|publisher=The Travel Channel, LLC|access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref>
* The 2017 movie [[The Dunning Man]] shows footage of the effort to preserve the building.
*In 2021, Lucy appeared in an episode of the PBS series ''Drive By History'' which described her cultural significance in American history.<ref>{{Citation|title=Drive By History {{!}} Roadside Novelty Architecture + History of Covered Bridges. {{!}} Season 2021|url=https://www.pbs.org/video/roadside-novelty-architecture-history-of-covered-bridges-9wsvxn/|language=en|access-date=2022-01-19}}</ref>

=== Music ===

* 2020: A song named "Lucy The Elephant" was written, created, and performed by Dan Walsh and Patty Blee.<ref>{{Citation |last=Walsh |first=Daniel |title=Lucy The Elephant |date=2020-02-08 |url=https://vimeo.com/390190769 |access-date=2024-02-26}}</ref>
* 2023: A song named "That Big Elephant" was written, created, and performed by YouTuber and musician Grey Jones (Better known online as Sneezy puppy 5639) For his album "NJ The Great" <ref>{{Citation |title=That Big Elephant|date=2024-09-23 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2lrV2mME5s&list=PLZC_3R15bVfNqjI5YdboLfGKlSOG7rMdw&index=2 |access-date=2024-09-23}}</ref>

=== Digital / Print media ===

* 2012: Lucy was featured in the book, ''Stay Close'' by [[Harlan Coben]] ({{ISBN|1101561173}}).
* April 18, 2015: Lucy was featured in the Bill Griffith daily comic strip "[[Zippy the Pinhead]]".
* July, 2022: ''<nowiki/>'Big Potato Games''' announced that Lucy will be among 49 popular national roadside attractions featured in "''Zillionaires: Road Trip USA''", its new Monopoly style family board game.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-20 |title=Lucy the Elephant to be featured in new family board game |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/lucy-the-elephant-jersey-shore-zillionaires-road-trip-board-game/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=PhillyVoice |language=english}}</ref>
* May, 2024: In a USA Today '10 Best Poll', Lucy was voted #1 on the 2024 list of 10 must-see roadside attractions across the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Best Roadside Attraction (2024) - USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards |url=https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-roadside-attraction-2024/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=10Best |language=en}}</ref>

== Other structures by Lafferty ==

=== Elephantine Colossus (1885–1896) ===

{{Main|Elephantine Colossus}}

The ''Elephantine Colossus'' or ''Elephant Hotel'', at [[Coney Island]] [[amusement park]] in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], stood 122 feet (37.2 m) tall, approximately twice the size of Lucy, with seven floors of rooms, and legs 60 feet in circumference. With the exception of the number and relative size of the windows, and the design of the howdah, its exterior was a nearly exact scaled-up replication of Lucy. It held a cigar store in one leg and a diorama in another, hotel rooms within the elephant proper, and an observation area at the top with panoramic sea views. It burned down in 1896.<ref>[http://www.sideshowworld.com/81-SSPAlbumcover/Elephantine/Colossus.html Sideshow World: Elephantine Colossus]</ref>

=== Light of Asia (1884–1900) ===

''Light of Asia'' (dubbed ''Old Jumbo'' by locals) opened in [[Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May]] in 1884, and was a slightly smaller version of Lucy. It was not successful and was torn down within 16 years. Lafferty was not directly involved with the construction but granted patent rights to Theodore M. Rieger, a real estate developer like himself, who sought to do for Cape May what Lafferty did with Lucy for Atlantic City<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tischler |first=Susan |date=2016 |title=What Happened to South Cape May? |url=http://www.capemay.com/Editorial/february06/southcapemay.htm |access-date=September 28, 2016 |website=www.capemay.com}}</ref> It is unclear whether the Light of Asia matched the quality of the other buildings; the only known surviving photo of ''Light of Asia'' appears to have been taken while still under construction with no metal skin and an incomplete head, and with yet another different howdah design.<ref>[http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/forgotten-history/article_f9b043b7-ca2c-5977-b076-bb8816eac715.html Press of Atlantic City: Forgotten History]</ref> A video presented to visitors inside Lucy in 2009 includes that same photo with the narration describing it as Cape May's "inferior rendition" of Lucy.<ref>[https://vimeo.com/6129965 Lucy the Elephant - Margate NJ on Vimeo]</ref>

=== Prospectus for 1893 World's Columbian Exposition  ===

A [[Prospectus (finance)|prospectus]] was published in 1892 by Kirby (while Lafferty still owned the patent) for a fourth building, even larger than Elephantine Colossus and with a moving trunk, eyeballs, ears and tail as well as a [[Calliope (music)|Calliope]] in the throat, to be built for the 1893 [[World's Columbian Exposition]] in [[Chicago]].<ref>[http://www.sideshowworld.com/81-SSPAlbumcover/Elephantine/Prospectus/Elephant-Hotel.html Sideshow World: Chicago prospectus]</ref><ref name="brownstoner.com" /> No actual construction was ever attempted.

==See also==
*[[Cultural depictions of elephants]]
*[[Elephant of the Bastille]]
*[[Charles Ribart]] and his plan for the site of L'Arc de Triomphe
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Atlantic County, New Jersey]]
*[[Tillie (murals)|Tillie]], another colorful icon of the Jersey Shore

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Lucy the Elephant}}
{{Wikisourcepar|U.S. Patent 268503}}

*[http://www.lucytheelephant.org/ Lucy the Elephant] - Official website
*[http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/NJMARlucy.html Roadside America]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uF7s16Augo Life after People (2009)]
*[https://www.travelchannel.com/videos/lucy-the-elephant-0223478 The Travel Channel's Monumental Mysteries featuring Lucy] 
*[http://www.vimeo.com/6129965 HD Video taken 07 Aug 2009]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIsNtA_eNio Weird NJ Visits Lucy the Elephant (2007)]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=fvEDAAAAMBAJ&dq=popular+mechanics+1932+protecting+the+world%27s&pg=PA873 "House Built Like Elephant Contains Six Rooms", December 1932, Popular Mechanics]
*{{HABS |survey=NJ-816 |id=nj0006 |title=Margate Elephant, Atlantic Avenue & Decatur Street, Margate City, Atlantic County, NJ}}

{{NRHP in Atlantic County, New Jersey}}

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