Coney Island Elephant
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Coney Island Elephant was a hotel and brothel built in the shape of an elephant, and located on Coney Island.
In 1885, the Elephant Hotel, also known as the Elephantine Colossus, was built by James V. Lafferty and was 122 feet high with seven floors and had 31 rooms.[1][2]
The hotel became associated with prostitution. In 1896 it burnt down in one of the Island's many fires.[1][2]
Lafferty also designed Lucy the Elephant.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Coney Islands", Shapes of Time, http://www.shapesoftime.net/pages/viewpage.asp?uniqid=12219
- ^ a b http://web.archive.org/web/20091021110536/http://geocities.com/buddychai2/Brooklyn/Hotels.html
[edit] External links
- Shapes of Time on Coney Island, with pictures of the Elephant Hotel.
 |
This article about a New York City building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
