g r a c e l a n d

11photographs11photographs Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
edited January 16, 2007 in Journeys
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welcome to graceland

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home of elvis aaron presley


as you walk in the door - the entryway
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you see the dining room to the left
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in the entryway at the foot of the stairs
a portrait of young e
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looking up (upstairs area off limits for tourists)
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still in the entryway look to the right & you see
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here is the left side of the room
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and the right
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down the main hall on the right
theres the bedroom e had for his parents
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the bathroom had purplepoodlewallpaper
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past the dining room
theres a very ordinary kitchen
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and stairs going down to a lower level
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the tv room
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with bar
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the pool room
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& the jungle room
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the rear of the house
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and
the final resting place
of the king
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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
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then on your way back to your car
youd see the lisa marie
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i hope you liked your tour
of graceland


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  • Dramatapix®Dramatapix® Registered Users Posts: 430 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2007
    AWESOME!!!

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    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.
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  • SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2007
    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.
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2007
    Very interesting indeed. Concidering the money he had & how he spent it...the house is respective quite low key.
  • 11photographs11photographs Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited January 2, 2007
    AWESOME!!!

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    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 smileyspins.gif
    you should return again
    say in august thumb.gif
    i like memphis too
    its a mecca for musicians
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  • 11photographs11photographs Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited January 2, 2007
    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 blah.gif
    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
  • 11photographs11photographs Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited January 2, 2007
    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
  • mlboydmlboyd Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
    edited January 7, 2007
    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.
  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2007
    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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  • 11photographs11photographs Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited January 12, 2007
    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? ne_nau.gif

    and i agree
    though it has a high crime rate eek7.gif
    memphis is ok thumb.gif
  • 11photographs11photographs Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited January 12, 2007
    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 iloveyou.gif
  • rosselliotrosselliot Registered Users Posts: 702 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2007
    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. :(


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  • mlboydmlboyd Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
    edited January 12, 2007
    out of town? ne_nau.gif

    and i agree
    though it has a high crime rate eek7.gif
    memphis is ok thumb.gif


    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
  • 11photographs11photographs Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited January 16, 2007
    rosselliot wrote:
    you didn't specifically point the out the horrible green shag carpet throughout the staircase and the jungle room!

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    graceland is an eclectic joint isnt it?

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

    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

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  • 11photographs11photographs Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited January 16, 2007
    and
    thanks
    for the link
    mlb

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