Sunday, April 12, 2009

Graceland, Memphis, TN




A highlight of visiting Memphis was visiting the home of the King -- Graceland. We took the guided/audio tour. I think what surpirsed me the most was that it was not as lavish as I would have expected. The house was built in 1934 and the rooms were small comparatively speaking of today's homes.




At left is the white living room that has the 17ft. sofa and you see the music room beyond with the piano. The first floor of the home was used to entertain guests reserving the upstairs of the home as his private residence.









Here's the kitchen -- notice the 70's decor and there was a gold fridge in the corner.

This is the "jungle room" with its over the top Hawaiian-inspired decor. There is carpet on the ceiling which was acoutically favorable for recording music.

Evlis is buried on the property along with his parents and grandmother. We learned that initially he was buried in a cemetery in Memphis until there was an attempt to steal the body. After that they brought him home to Graceland.

This is just a sampling of his clothes and awards/gold records on display.









Elvis loved his cars -- there was a whole museum of his different cars and "toys" that he had on the grounds of Graceland. The pink cadilac was the one he gave his mother, though she did not drive. But the pink cadilac was her favorite car.






Elvis had a couple of planes, one named the "Lisa Marie". He also owned a helicoper. This is inside the Lisa Marie -- was pretty nice complete with a bed and gold bathroom fixtures.

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