In the movie Moulin Rouge (2001) , was the first time I saw the construction of a giant elephant, caught my attention, especially because much part of the action takes place in it, but when I prepared the documentation for my entry on Coney Island turned to meet another giant elephant and began to interest her story ...
all begins with the idea of \u200b\u200bCharles Ribart in 1758, projects a three-story arc shape of an elephant, with a fountain in his trunk and access it through a spiral staircase in her womb. Fortunately for Paris, the idea was not well received, and years later he built his famous Arc Triumph in the same site where it was thought to place the elephant.
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For some strange coincidence, or copy, we'll never know, James V. Lafferty, a real estate developer in Philadelphia, in 1881 built on Margate beach close to the bustling Atlantic City, a giant elephant to promote the sale of some land without any appeal which were his property. As was the first, the Patent Office of the United States granted the exclusive right to make, use or sell animals buildings for seventeen years.
"Elephant Bazaar" is now called "Lucy" in 1900, and was successful construction. Six stories high, 90 tons, nearly one million pieces of wood, covered with tin-square 12.00, with real estate office, restaurant, hotel bar and finally, closing during Prohibition of Prohibition. The glory days of Lucy would cause Lafferty was decided to construct new buildings in the shape of an elephant.
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| Lucy Elephant Margate NJ Source: mixtapesandcupcakes |
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| Elefannte Lucy Margate NJ Source: Postcardiness |
Lafferty The second building was in Coney Island where in 1882 he built the "Elephantine Colossus" also known as the Elephant Hotel doubling the size of Lucy. Unfortunately he lost in a fire in 1896.
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| Coney Island Elephant Hotel NY Source: synthetrix |
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| Coney Island Elephant Hotel NY Source: wm.edu.americanstudies |
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In 1884, built what would be his last building called "Light Asia "also known as Dumbo, in Cape May in New Jersey, but in the late nineteenth century was demolished, leaving the honor of Lucy being the only one now remains, with some difficulty. In the late 60's, had a dilapidated building. A group of citizens of Margate in 1969 decided to raise funds for its restoration in 1970, and later declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Today, still visitable.
Our history is moved back across the Atlantic to Paris is about to begin their 1889 World Fair. In it, besides the construction of the Eiffel Tower, the French who like elephants Lafferty, built a pavilion in the form of giant elephant very similar to Lucy. After the presentation, the elephant is acquired by the owners of Moulin Rouge that had just opened its doors on October 6, 1889 at the foot of the bohemian neighborhood of Montmartre. In local, then the great hall we found a terrace dance - cafe for use in the summer, the garden of Paris, with a stage and with him, was where would place the giant plaster elephant.
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| Moulin Rouge Elephant Terrace Source: erinaa |
paying a franc, the men could be accessed via a spiral staircase an Arab club, where they found a bar, an opium den, and an exotic dancer by belly dancing.
The first major reform of the Moulin Rouge in 1906, the elephant was destroyed, and with it the first great era of the legendary cabaret, although we will always remember the images of the film and the interpretation of the song "Elephant Love Medley" by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge Oldest Elephant.
Sources:
http://www.moulinvert.de/history/history.htm
http://www.mmcsl.com/coney/html/page009.htm
http://www.lucytheelephant.org/temp/multimedia/html_history/lucy1.html
http://www.levins.com/lucy.html
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