Hi John Bailey, thank you for a superb chronological effort in arranged photography...that you may access that many archival photos is astonishing...warm greetings from HarveysLake, PA USA!
A native of South Jersey, my dad would take me to the beach and help me find “Cape May Diamonds” in the late 60’s and early 70’s. He would also tell me the tales of the “Jersey Devil” growing up. What a wonderful place to grow up.
Light of Asia (1884) James Lafferty, a New York inventor, received a patent for an elephant building on December 5, 1882. More sculpture than carpentry, the construction of these buildings involves hand-shaping nearly a million pieces of wood to create the required intricate collection of curves to receive an outer sheath of hammered tin. He built the first one, “Lucy”(1882) in South Atlantic City (now Margate) to publicize his real estate business there. The Coney Island Amusement Park in New York commissioned the second and largest--a gargantuan, twelve-story Lafferty elephant twice as large as Lucy--called the "Elephantine Colossus" The third Lafferty elephant, slightly smaller than Lucy, is "the Light of Asia," erected as the centerpiece of another land sale program in South Cape May. Fire brought down the Collossus in 1896 and demolition turned out the Light of Asia, leaving Lucy as the only survivor. Source: www.amazon.com/Cape-Island-Jewel-Jersey-Shore-ebook/dp/B086SDDB6V/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Cape+Island+John+Bailey&qid=1596538616&s=books&sr=1-1
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Marvelous job!! Love it!!
Tremendous video, John. Really spectacular job and you fit in so much!
Thank you Ben
Enjoyed this one again, Thanks John!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
Loved the content but moved too fast. I was in Cape May in 1963. It was beautiful
Many changes over the years. I remember back in the late 60's how i enjoyed walking around as a tenn.
Hi John Bailey, thank you for a superb chronological effort in arranged photography...that you may access that many archival photos is astonishing...warm greetings from HarveysLake, PA USA!
Thanks John
Great video, not nearly enough about local history. It would be awesome to have a narrated video, explaining things little more.
That's Outstanding History!!
Glad I Can Speed Read...👈
LOL!
I want to move to Cape May.
AWESOME ! THEIRS NO PLACE LIKE CAPE MAY
Thank you!
FAB!!!!!
Outstanding Video Sir!
Thank you.
John, thanks for posting. i miss the Baileywick
Thank you Kevin. We enjoyed our years with the Baileywicke and having you as a customer.
@@TheBaileywicke John are you still at the Cape? I wish you and Mary well.
@@kevinmotley7334 Yep. But not now. I'm stuck in Florida due to the lockdown.
Hi John, awesome video! These are the kind of videos I strive to make but I have such a hard time getting the vintage photos. Just subscribed!
Thank you Mickey
Fantastic, thank you.
Cape May Ferry has gotten me home many times...
My Favorite town. IN MY HOME STATE. 🏡
they explain the entire history of every ghost house on the horse ride lmso
A native of South Jersey, my dad would take me to the beach and help me find “Cape May Diamonds” in the late 60’s and early 70’s. He would also tell me the tales of the “Jersey Devil” growing up. What a wonderful place to grow up.
Video goes way to fast.
when was Lucy the elephant in Cape May?
Light of Asia (1884)
James Lafferty, a New York inventor, received a patent for an elephant building on December 5, 1882. More sculpture than carpentry, the construction of these buildings involves hand-shaping nearly a million pieces of wood to create the required intricate collection of curves to receive an outer sheath of hammered tin. He built the first one, “Lucy”(1882) in South Atlantic City (now Margate) to publicize his real estate business there. The Coney Island Amusement Park in New York commissioned the second and largest--a gargantuan, twelve-story Lafferty elephant twice as large as Lucy--called the "Elephantine Colossus" The third Lafferty elephant, slightly smaller than Lucy, is "the Light of Asia," erected as the centerpiece of another land sale program in South Cape May. Fire brought down the Collossus in 1896 and demolition turned out the Light of Asia, leaving Lucy as the only survivor. Source: www.amazon.com/Cape-Island-Jewel-Jersey-Shore-ebook/dp/B086SDDB6V/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Cape+Island+John+Bailey&qid=1596538616&s=books&sr=1-1
"Nice and creative Videos，I can see A lot of thought has been put into the content and editing of the video， This is really my favorite channel.:) .🌴🌴🌴excellent 👍👌👍👌👍 🌴🌴🌴 🌴🌴🌴 🌴🌴🌴 🌴🌴🌴 " Port Republic new jersey 2021
Thank you!
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It was way too fast for me.
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