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A B C D E F G H I J 1 1 45/65 M&M Building 64 Libertyland 105 Teen Canteen And who isn’t? who And 29 Ellis Auditorium * Studio 124 Union Station 2 American Sound 119 Suzore #2 Theater 98 2 80 2 41 21 93 2 107 68 133 49 121 99 HUMES HIGH SCHOOL 109 115 14 24 25 53 132 97 1 130 71 63 125 3 100 3 83 55 4 22 AUDUBON DR. HOME 103 60 101 128 106 82 * LAUDERDALE COURTS 127 6 64 36 85 88 23 81 74 29 120 122 117 SUN STUDIO 118 5 77 57 58 104 * 50 84 62 26 4 4 86 7 34 20 30 19 17 73 59 95 108 PEABODY HOTEL 38 10 28 32 35 IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ELVIS, 9 VISIT MEMPHIS. 15 78 116 75 5 31 5 Whether the building still stands or is long gone, over 100 92 37 Stax RECORDS hand-drawn sites display the world that Elvis knew. Find 52 33 out where he worked as a truck driver, made his first public appearance, saw his car almost destroyed by adoring fans, 72 threw marathon roller-skating parties and met Colonel Parker for the first time. 8 46 THE DOWNTOWN MAP HOTEL CHISCA is your guide on a self-conducted walking tour. It is highly 40 selective, illustrating the sites associated with Elvis, as well as major Memphis attractions. 87 124 47 THE GREATER MEMPHIS MAP 6 6 offers a panoramic view of Elvis’s life in Memphis. Lost Elvis 126 landmarks are illustrated in the border of this map. 79 44 67 3 THE GRACELAND MAP 16 is a bird’s-eye view of Elvis’s Mansion and Graceland Plaza 54 39 and The Visitor’s Center. 102 GRACELAND THE LEGEND describes how each site was part of the Elvis story. 135 89 GRACELAND PLAZA AND THE MAP THAT LETS YOU SEE MEMPHIS 7 THE VISITor’s CENTER 7 AS ELVIS EXPERIENCED IT. 51 113 70 69 $9.95 ISBN 978-0-615-85112-950995> 105 134 9 780615 851129 Map Illustration: Maria Rabinky rabinkyart.com Art Direction/Graphic Design: Michael Kelly mlkelly.com Special thanks to: 8 8 Mike Freeman and Sue Mack mikesmemphistours.com Jimmy Ogle jimmyogle.com 104 Rainbow Elvis, Elvis Presley and Graceland 83 Mid-South Fairgrounds Rollerdrome 114 S are registered trademarks of Elvis Presley Enterprises. tate Cafe Park 36 Getwell A product of Good Foot Enterprises, LLC Rd. Home Hospital 120 Taylor’s Restaurant 332 Bleecker St. #857, New York NY 10014 Russwood 106 Ave. Home memphismapforelvisfans.com 6 Baptist Memorial 100 Poplar labama Ave. Home 66 Loew’s State Theater 22 Crown Electric [email protected] 1 A 94 Palumbo’s Cafe ©2013 Good Foot Enterprises, LLC A B C D E F G H I J AA BB CC DD EE FF GG 24 Formerly DONALD’s FURNITURE 405 No. Cleveland St. 24 51 inDian MOunDS Chickasaw Heritage Park 51 77 MEMPHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL 77 103 PyRaMiD aREna One Auction Ave. 103 119 Former Site of SUZORE #2 THEATER 279 No. Main St. 119 The store where Elvis bought the furniture that awes visitors when they These two ceremonial mounds built by Native Americans in the 1500s (now only The Commercial Appeal) 495 Union Ave. The sixth largest pyramid in the world was a sports arena and is cur- Teenage Elvis watched movies with friends and girlfriends at this E LV I S see the “Jungle Room” in Graceland. E2 were hollowed out and used during the Civil War as artillery emplace- During a lunch break from Crown Electric, Elvis came to the Press- rently being converted to a megastore and tourist attraction. A3,BB2 seedy local cinema. Too nervous to hear Dewey Phillips play That’s 1 1 ments and munitions bunkers. A7 Scimitar in 1954 for his first newspaper interview. The paper continued All Right for the first time on the radio, he took refuge at the 25 Formerly DR. NICHOPOUlos’s OFFICE 1734 Madison Ave. 25 to cover Elvis for the rest of his life. For several years, Elvis would also 104 Former Site of Ra INBOW ROLLERDROME 2895 Lamar Ave. 104 Suzore. Gladys and Vernon had to scour the aisles that night and 52 JIM’s BaRBERSHOP 52 DOWNTOWN Elvis’s primary physician in his later years, “Dr. Nick” would travel with Formerly 201 So. Main St. personally present his Christmas donations to local charities at the How can you have fun if you’re always mobbed in public? Throw hustle Elvis over to the radio station so Phillips could interview him. Elvis on concert tours. F3 Elvis had his hair cut here in the early years, including his pre-army publishing offices here. D4 your own private party. Just as he did with the amusement park and CC2,(H1) 115 49 induction haircuts. C5,DD6 cinemas, Elvis rented this skating rink for all-night parties. I4,(F8) 26 Former Site of Ea GLe’S NEST Lamar Ave. & Winchester Rd. 26 78 MEMPHiS ROCk ‘n’ SOul MuSEuM 191 Beale St. 78 120 Formerly T AYLOR’s RestAURANT 710 Union Ave. 120 131 LAUDERDALE COURTS HUMES HIGH SCHOOL Elvis may have had a local hit record in the summer of 1954 with 53 Formerly KANG RHEE INSTITUTE 53 This Smithsonian-curated museum celebrates the origins, artifacts and 105 RIVERSIDE PaRK (now Martin Luther King Park)/ 105 (Now the cafe in Sun Studio) 60 OF SELF DEFENSE 1911 Poplar Ave. TEEN CANTEEN 498 Mallory Ave. 119 61 That’s All Right, but he began to hone his skills as a performer when artists of Memphis music. Don’t miss the original Poplar Tunes neon The unofficial headquarters for Sun Studio, Sam Phillips conducted 103 1 he played this small nightclub with Scotty Moore and Bill Black later Both Elvis and Priscilla trained at the studio of this Korean tae kwon do sign. D5,GG6 In his early years, Elvis picnicked with girlfriends on the park bluff business here, and musicians hung out and sometimes rented rooms 2 11 2 111 that fall. J4 master. Elvis and Master Rhee developed a close relationship over the overlooking the Mississippi or headed to the enclosed gazebo known upstairs. D3,(H8) 100 years and Elvis brought him to one of his Stax recording sessions. It’s no 79 MEMPHiS ViSitORS CEntER 3205 EPB 79 as the “Teen Canteen,” where he could listen to jukebox music, drink 101 27 EaRnEStinE & HazEl’S 531 So. Main St. 27 121 Formerly TAENN. K RATE INSTITUTE 1372 Overton Park Ave. 121 76 22 128 surprise that Elvis also presented him with a Cadillac. F3 The place to find directions, maps and brochures for your visit to a soda, or play guitar for other teens hanging out there. The original 74 The former brothel and dry goods store is now a restaurant with the Memphis. H6 gazebo has been replaced by a new one. C7,(G1) Elvis was a financial backer for this school and trained here after leaving 29 vibe of a juke joint. The bar and 2nd floor were a favorite hangout for 54 Formerly KANG RHEE KARATE STUDIO 3217 Lucibill Rd. 54 Kang Rhee’s Institute. Some scenes from his karate documentary The 122 80 2000 Prentiss Place 80 106 Former Site of R UssWOOD PaRK 914 Madison Ave. 106 94 Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, James Brown and Solomon Burke. DD8 Although Elvis began training with Master Rhee at his Poplar Ave. MEMPHiS zOO New Gladiators were also filmed here. E2 Studio, he also studied at this location (address originally listed as One of the top-ranked zoos in the U.S. is also one of the few places On July 4, 1956, the day after Elvis sang to a hound dog while wearing 28 28 122 122 EAST TRIGG BAPTIST CHURCH 1189 E. Trigg Ave. 1055A Brooks Rd.) near Graceland when it opened. G6 outside China where you can visit a giant panda bear. F2 a tuxedo on The Steve Allen Show, he headlined a benefit concert here. tEnnESSEE WElCOME CEntER 119 No. Riverside Dr. 110 Elvis and his girlfriend, Dixie Locke, often attended evening services to “I’m going to show what the real Elvis is like tonight” he assured his Behind the monumental statues of Elvis and B.B. King you can find 3 84 3 55 KENNEDY VETERAN’s HospitAL 55 81 81 90 hear black gospel music when they dated from 1953 to 1955. F4 Formerly Getwell Rd. & Park Ave. METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 1265 Union Ave. fans. E3,(D8) tourist information for Memphis and Tennessee and a dramatic spiral 18 Elvis endured his day-long Army induction in 1958, called “Black Mon- Gladys passed away here at the age of 46, less than five months after staircase. A4,BB3 29 Former Site of E LLIS AUDITORIUM 225 No. Main St. 29 107 Former Site of SAFFARANS AVE. HOME 698 Saffarans Ave. 107 day” by his fans. He was graceful on camera as news photographers Elvis was inducted into the army. F3 123 tOWER at PEaBODy PlaCE 100 Peabody Place 123 86 5 Elvis attended All Night Gospel Sings, occasionally sold soft drinks and captured him stripped to his BVDs. I3 Presley home #4 was a two-room apartment close to Humes High attended his high school graduation here. Later, this is where he met 82 MID-SOUTH COLISEUM 966 Early Maxwell Blvd. 82 School, which the family rented after being forced to leave Lauderdale This 15-story building replaced the Loew’s State Theater where Elvis 56 K RYSTAL RESTAURANT 56 his back-up singers, The Jordanaires.