MARGATE, N.J. — Lucy the Elephant is finally ready for her close-up.
After 15 months, $2.4 million for a new layer of metal “skin,” and some fund-raising woes, the six-story roadside attraction drew hundreds of spectators on a weekday afternoon in the Jersey Shore’s offseason.
Parents with young children on their shoulders, seniors from neighboring Shore towns on a fun date night, and people traveling as far out as Philly and North Jersey donned elephant-related apparel for the occasion — one woman made her way to the building crowd in a Lucy the Elephant inflatable suit.
