Graceland
Elvis purchased Graceland Mansion in March 1957, for $102,500. He put down $10,000 in cash, and got $55,000 in trade for the Audubon house.
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New Elvis Record
The latest Elvis record is not the kind you download. If you were in Memphis, you knew you weren’t on Lonely Street at all those sold-out events. But Graceland spokesman Kevin Kern says the official attendance figure for the week was 75,000. Even in the sweltering heat, 55,000 took part in the candlelight vigil. “The […]
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Elvis estate is a boon that needs area boost
One of the most successful and well-visited landmarks in the City of Memphis is the Elvis Presley estate and shops in the Whitehaven community. It draws over a half million tourists annually.
Elvis’s home draws these tourists from all parts of the world and gives them an opportunity to understand the Memphis experience. However, because of […]
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WHBQ
Site of Hotel Chisca, where WHBQ was broadcast. The legendary deejay Dewey Phillips — Daddy-O-Dewey — first played “That’s All Right” from the station and rushed Elvis in for a live interviw July 8, 1954, because of the overwhelming phone response to the song.
I have a question for someone who might know? I went to kindergarten at First Presbyterian Church on Elvis Presley Blvd. (or was it Hwy 51 then?) in the late 1960’s, probably around 1967 or 1968. I have thought about it since, though I have not been back, so it’s been 40 years. My memory is that the church was adjacent to Graceland to the south. It seems to me that from our playground behind the church, you could see up the hill to the backyard of Graceland? Perhaps a member of First Presbyterian from back then might know if my memory is good, or have I maybe remembered something else? Kind regards…
Injoyed the movies this week on Elvis month..although I was not born in the Elvis error.