http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1572114 Linda Vitas Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1572114 I too am glad Lucy made .. I remember playing inside her during the the 50's when she was deserted and I also stayed in a hotel next door as a kid ... I too am glad Lucy made .. I remember playing inside her during the the 50′s when she was deserted and I also stayed in a hotel next door as a kid …

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1572110 Denise Fazekas Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1572110 I'm so glad that Lucy made it I remember her as a little girl. We would vacation there in a hotel next door in the 60's. I Love Lucy! I’m so glad that Lucy made it I remember her as a little girl. We would vacation there in a hotel next door in the 60′s. I Love Lucy!

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1569822 John Jacob Jingleheimerschmidt Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1569822 Way ahead of you. Way ahead of you.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1569109 Paul Renault Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1569109 The reason she survived is because Thomas Edison wasn't nearby... The reason she survived is because Thomas Edison wasn’t nearby…

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1569108 Vicky Rector Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1569108 She was a hotel, not a house. Sorry to split hairs... but it's always been a tourist trap. Anyway - I'm so happy she made it! Now I won't be able to get the song out of my head! She was a hotel, not a house. Sorry to split hairs… but it’s always been a tourist trap. Anyway – I’m so happy she made it! Now I won’t be able to get the song out of my head!

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1569087 Susan Garfinkel Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1569087 Thanks for letting us know! Lucy was one of three novelty elephant buildings created by James Lafferty in the 1880s--And he patented his design! See http://www.google.com/patents?vid=268503.  I'm not certain if Lucy ever functioned as a private home, but she was intended as a tourist attraction. Wikipedia has good info on Lucy and the larger Coney Island Elephant that burned within a few years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_the_Elephant; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantine_Colossus. Thanks for letting us know! Lucy was one of three novelty elephant buildings created by James Lafferty in the 1880s–And he patented his design! See http://www.google.com/patents?vid=268503.  I’m not certain if Lucy ever functioned as a private home, but she was intended as a tourist attraction.
Wikipedia has good info on Lucy and the larger Coney Island Elephant that burned within a few years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_the_Elephant; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantine_Colossus.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1569068 Devin Smith Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1569068 I just saw this on Boardwalk Empire! http://i.imgur.com/yuA66.jpg I just saw this on Boardwalk Empire! http://i.imgur.com/yuA66.jpg

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1569066 wabernat Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1569066 They don't build giant whimsical pachyderm structures like they used to. They don’t build giant whimsical pachyderm structures like they used to.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1569049 Ramone Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1569049 She's better protected than you might think. From Lucy's Facebook page: 1. Lucy has weathered everything mother nature has sent her way for more than 131 years. 2. She is a stronger structure today than she was in 1962 during the March storm. Her main 'superstructure' is now steel; it was wood in 1962. 3. She is farther back from the shore line than she was in 1962. 4. Lucy's Beach Grille building sits directly in front of her. It will bear the brunt of the wave action and serve as a barrier for Lucy. She’s better protected than you might think. From Lucy’s Facebook page:
1. Lucy has weathered everything mother nature has sent her way for more than 131 years.
2. She is a stronger structure today than she was in 1962 during the March storm. Her main ‘superstructure’ is now steel; it was wood in 1962.
3. She is farther back from the shore line than she was in 1962.
4. Lucy’s Beach Grille building sits directly in front of her. It will bear the brunt of the wave action and serve as a barrier for Lucy.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1569043 SomeGuyNamedMark Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1569043 This will lead to a boom in elephant shaped hurricane resistant homes. This will lead to a boom in elephant shaped hurricane resistant homes.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1569019 DreadJester Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1569019 She looks similar to the elephant house in Moulin Rouge. She looks similar to the elephant house in Moulin Rouge.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/30/lucy-the-elephant-1881-novelty.html#comment-1568994 russ Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190898#comment-1568994 Offshore bootleggers used the Elephant as a signal point to come to shore. Offshore bootleggers used the Elephant as a signal point to come to shore.

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