g r a c e l a n d

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welcome to graceland


home of elvis aaron presley


as you walk in the door - the entryway


you see the dining room to the left


in the entryway at the foot of the stairs
a portrait of young e


looking up (upstairs area off limits for tourists)


still in the entryway look to the right & you see


here is the left side of the room


and the right


down the main hall on the right
theres the bedroom e had for his parents


the bathroom had purplepoodlewallpaper


past the dining room
theres a very ordinary kitchen



and stairs going down to a lower level


the tv room

with bar


the pool room


& the jungle room



the rear of the house





and
the final resting place
of the king


on the street
which is blocked off
for es birthday in january
as well as death week in august
youll see shrines made by loyal fans





then on your way back to your car
youd see the lisa marie


i hope you liked your tour
of graceland

Dramatapix®

AWESOME!!!



Huge Elvis fan here. Used to go to Graceland twice a year for many years. Stopped going before I got into photography. Seeing these pics makes me want to return once again. I looooooove Memphis. Probably my favorite city in the states.

Seneca

That's definately a place I will visit one day...wow did it seem strange? How big is the house - did they give you specifics? It looks huge.

Thanks for sharing.

gus

Very interesting indeed. Concidering the money he had & how he spent it...the house is respective quite low key.

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Dramatapix® wrote:

AWESOME!!!



Huge Elvis fan here. Used to go to Graceland twice a year for many years. Stopped going before I got into photography. Seeing these pics makes me want to return once again. I looooooove Memphis. Probably my favorite city in the states.

glad you like
you should return again
say in august
i like memphis too
its a mecca for musicians

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Seneca wrote:

That's definately a place I will visit one day...wow did it seem strange? How big is the house - did they give you specifics? It looks huge.

Thanks for sharing.

youre welcome seneca

actually the house
called graceland mansion
by todays standards
isnt huge at all
though it makes the most of 2 stories
(the tv pool and jungle rooms being in the basement)
and im not sure of specifics
but its not as large as my moms 6000 sq ft house was
yet i wouldnt turn it down
if someone offered to let me move there from my 1500 sq ft apartment
the decor is to die for though
its w i l d !
(if youre into that sort of thing)
what is strange to me
is the location
its not in the nicestcleanestsafest area of town
but im sure back in the day it must have been

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gus wrote:

Very interesting indeed. Concidering the money he had & how he spent it...the house is respective quite low key.

youre right gus
some rooms are completely traditional
others though were quite flamboyant

and by the way
they didnt allow flash photography
i took these with a kodak easyshare
before i bought my nikon d80
ill have to go and shoot graceland again

mlboyd

Re: Graceland's location in one of the seedier parts of Memphis - It might make more sense to know that Graceland was actually OUT of town when Elvis lived there.

My husband and I had the privilege of living in Memphis for a year, and we loved every moment of it. It's an amazing mid-sized city. Large enough for plenty of bustling life, but small enough to retain a unified character. We still try to make a trip back at least once a year.

urbanaries

really nice tour, nicole! I've never seen such detailed pics of the inside. Nice work with the Kodak....i know with that D80 we can expect some awesome stuff next time, too!

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mlboyd wrote:

Re: Graceland's location in one of the seedier parts of Memphis - It might make more sense to know that Graceland was actually OUT of town when Elvis lived there.

My husband and I had the privilege of living in Memphis for a year, and we loved every moment of it. It's an amazing mid-sized city. Large enough for plenty of bustling life, but small enough to retain a unified character. We still try to make a trip back at least once a year.

out of town?

and i agree
though it has a high crime rate
memphis is ok

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urbanaries wrote:

really nice tour, nicole! I've never seen such detailed pics of the inside. Nice work with the Kodak....i know with that D80 we can expect some awesome stuff next time, too!

thanks lynne

rosselliot

you didn't specifically point the out the horrible green shag carpet throughout the staircase and the jungle room!

that was one strange house, I went a few years ago...I liked the outside rooms where his office and stuff were...where all the business took place.

nice pictures! unfortunately I wasn't into photography when I went, so I have no photos of the house.


- RE

mlboyd

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out of town?

and i agree
though it has a high crime rate
memphis is ok

I had no idea that Graceland was originally "out of town" until I spent a night on a ride-along with one of Memphis' Finest, and he explained that Graceland was not in Memphis Proper when purchased by Elvis. As such, the area wasn't as developed as the City and Elvis had relatively little company and few "neighbors", so it wasn't an area of concern like it is today.

There's a little information on it at this site: http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/biography/elvis_presley_graceland.shtml

Cheers,

mlb

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rosselliot wrote:

you didn't specifically point the out the horrible green shag carpet throughout the staircase and the jungle room!

graceland is an eclectic joint isnt it?

ill have to go again with my nikon d80 and see how my shots turn out

by the way
i checked out some of your pics
& i too have shots of rows and rows and rows
in fact driving by rows in fields
is up there at the top of my all time favorite experiences list

nicole

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and
thanks
for the link
mlb