Elvis Presley Mansion
I was born and raised probably 30 miles or so from Graceland; and once lived almost down the street from this world-famous mansion and never once visited it until today; alone with my granddaughter, Alexis. The Graceland Mansion sits on 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard, atop a hill and in the suburb of Whitehaven of Memphis, TN.
My granddaughter and I walked through the entrance way: the living room and music room were to our right, the dining room to our left and in front of us were stairs (the tour doesn't include viewing the upstairs part of the mansion). When alive the upstairs portion was "the King's inner sanctum" (destination 360). Alexis and I also saw the TV room, the jungle room, the billiard room, the kitchen, Elvis’ parents’ bedroom, while listening to an audio narration via headphones.
It’s noted that Elvis loved to decorate and that was plainly demonstrated within the themed rooms. The front room features a white sofa, (Louis XIV destination 360) furniture. One room, I think the TV room, had matching drapes on the walls and ceiling. And another room had African-like furniture. There were many more rooms, including a trophy room and a racquetball court, pool room, Gold Record room, and several rooms of displaying Elvis memorabilia and costumes.
“Graceland history is a varied and interesting one. Surely many people wonder what the walls would say if they could talk! In Graceland history Elvis bought the home for just under $102,500. At the time it was used by the Christian Church and had just been sold to the YMCA for $35,000. Graceland history wouldn't have included Elvis at all had he not had the wits about him to try to convince the YMCA to sell the house for a substantial profit. That was the beginning of the Graceland history which included Elvis and though the original house was exceptionally beautiful it would have never gained the popularity it did if Elvis hadn't been able to convince the YMCA to let the property go (destination 360).
Alexis and I ended our tour of Graceland at the Meditation Garden; the grave sites of Elvis and his family.
Come and visit Graceland Memphis to partake in its interesting design, expansive property and for the fact that one of the greatest rock and roll legends of all time lived out his largely successful career there with his family (destination 360).