Lucy the Elephant, Margate City

Name: Lucy the Elephant
Address: 9200 Atlantic Ave, Margate City, 08402-2449, United States
Telephone: +1 609-823-6473

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Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped example of novelty architecture, constructed of wood and tin sheeting in 1881 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey, approximately five miles south of Atlantic City. Originally named Elephant Bazaar, Lucy was built to promote real estate sales and attract tourists. Today, Lucy is the oldest surviving roadside tourist attraction in America. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1881 (143 years ago)Coordinates: 39°19'15"N, 74°30'42"W

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9200 Atlantic AveMargate CityMargate City 08402-2449 United States

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+1 609-823-6473

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Lucy the Elephant – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Margate City Public Library, Longport, Church of the Redeemer, Great Egg Coast Guard Station.

0.8 miNE
39°19'40"N • 74°29'57"W
Margate City Public Library, Margate City
21 min walk • Library
1 miSW
Area
Longport, Atlantic City
26 min walk • Longport is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey on the Atlantic Ocean shore of Absecon Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 895, reflecting a decline of 159 from the 1,054 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 170 from the 1,224 counted in the 1990 Census.
1.3 miSW
Church
Church of the Redeemer, Atlantic City
33 min walk • Church of the Redeemer, built in 1908, was a historic church at 20th and Atlantic Avenues in Longport, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It suffered a catastrophic fire in June 2012, and was demolished. A re-creation of the church is under construction and scheduled to open in June 2014.
1 miSW
Colonial revival architecture
Great Egg Coast Guard Station, Atlantic City
26 min walk • Great Egg Coast Guard Station, is located in Longport, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The station was built in 1939 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 2005.