Lucy the Elephant will celebrate her 139th birthday, July 18-20.
MARGATE – Lenny’s Hot Dogs, a favorite hangout in Margate during the late 1960s and early 1970s, will make a brief comeback to help celebrate Lucy the Elephant’s 139th birthday and the 50th anniversary of Lucy’s historic move to Decatur Avenue in 1970.
The Save Lucy Committee, along with permission from Lenny’s Hot Dogs of Feasterville, PA, will re-create the iconic hot dog stand, selling hot dogs with their famous pepper hash, corn on the cob and sodas. The stand will be re-created in Lucy’s Decatur Avenue parking lot, just a block from where the famous eatery stood 50 years ago at Washington and Atlantic avenues.
The hot dog stand is part of Lucy’s annual birthday celebration, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 18 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19. In addition to Lenny’s, there will be a nine-hole mini-golf course and a giant inflatable corn hole toss in Lucy’s park.
“Most of the grand plans we had in place have been canceled due to the pandemic”, Lucy Executive Director Rich Helfant said in a release. “But we couldn’t let Lucy’s birthday just pass by without some sort of celebration.”
Mackie the stiltwalker.
Additionally, there will be a dedicated “drive-by” lane on Atlantic Avenue where people can wish Lucy a happy birthday and hopefully drop a little gift (cash) in her collection cans. Everyone favorite stilt walker, Mackie, will be on hand to greet Lucy’s friends and well-wishers.
There will be two commemorative T-shirts this year; one featuring the original design from 1970 and another featuring Lenny’s at Lucy 50th Anniversary.
And to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Lucy’s historic move, the City of Margate will officially be re-naming the beach block of Decatur Ave. A brief ceremony will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 20 when the city will unveil the street’s new name, Lucy Plaza. The public is invited to the ceremony.
Check out Lucy’s website at www.lucytheelephant.org, on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram too.
