Found at Futility Closet:
This one, proposed for the Champs-Élysées in 1758, had air conditioning, a spiral staircase, and a drainage system in the trunk.
The French government said no. There's no accounting for taste.
This must be where Baz Luhrmans must have got inspiration for the elephant in the moulin rouge set.
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Lucy the Elephant in Margate NJ
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http://www.lucytheelephant.org/indexhi.html
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