Description 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, two miles south of Atlantic City, NJ, USA. 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.
Lanis Rossi, New Jersey Member Since March 2014 Artist Statement Lanis is a retired lithographer, wedding and portrait photographer, living in New Jersey, who enjoys traveling and taking beautiful photos of his memories. He loves taking beautiful photographs of people, places and things, that are nice enough to hang on the wall, have people comment on and tell stories about.