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Today’s guest post is from Robin at Bountiful Healing<\/a>. A lover of the lens, Robin captures images of true beauty. She takes up the slack with a tale of Americana as stevo enjoys a sabbatical.<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Lucy<\/a>
Lucy the Elephant - Margate, New Jersey - From Robin at Boutiful Healing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lucy the Elephant<\/a> is a wood and tin sheeting, six-story example of zoomorphic architecture.\u00a0 She lives in Margate, New Jersey<\/a> in the U.S., less than a block away from the beach.\u00a0 Lucy was built in 1882 by James V. Lafferty<\/a> in a grand attempt to attract tourists and sell real estate.\u00a0 She’s 60 feet high, 60 feet long, and weighs about 90 tons.\u00a0 She is one of three architectural follies (all elephants) built by Lafferty.\u00a0 Lucy is the only one to have survived time, disinterest, and the elements.<\/p>\n

\"Lucy<\/a><\/p>\n

You can climb up inside of Lucy.\u00a0 The stairs which lead you into the belly of the elephant are located in her hind legs.\u00a0 Her belly has been beautifully refurbished as part of the Save Lucy campaign which began in 1970.\u00a0 Once up the stairs and inside of Lucy’s belly, there is another set of stairs that lead to the “howdah,” the riding carriage on Lucy’s back.\u00a0 From there you can look out over the beach and the Atlantic ocean as well as see various views of Margate including the water tower with a painting of Lucy.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Lucy has served as a tavern, a restaurant, an office, and a cottage.\u00a0 She acquired a bathtub when she was used as a cottage, but there has never been any running water (other than leaks) in Lucy so filling the tub took a bit of work.<\/p>\n

If you ever happen to find yourself in or near Margate, New Jersey, stop by and see Lucy.\u00a0 There is an admission fee, but it’s reasonable and it goes towards Lucy’s restoration and upkeep.<\/p>\n

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In her own words: Robin is an amateur photographer who lives in the snow belt of northeastern Ohio. She currently holds the titles of Best Sandwich Maker Ever, Mom, Wife, and That Crazy Lady Who Never Goes Anywhere Without Her Camera … more<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

See the Lucy the Elephant of Margate, New Jersey, inside and out, thanks to Robin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,51,20],"tags":[444,493,494,715,721,724,816],"class_list":["post-1775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-photographs","category-united-states","tag-lucy-the-elephant","tag-margate","tag-margate-new-jersey","tag-photo","tag-photographs","tag-photos-travel","tag-site"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nLucy the Elephant | Margate New Jersey 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