city: memphis
lauderdale courts
from elvis presley posted in music by tacopolis
The apartment (#328) can be rented by the night for the hardcore fans.
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from elvis presley posted in music by tacopolis
In September of 1949, the Presley family (Vern, Gladys, and Elvis) moved to apartment #328 of the Lauderdale Courts, a low-income housing project in downtown Memphis. The family paid $35.00 a month in rent.
The shy and reticent Elvis would practice guitar in the basement laundry room, meet and play with other musicians in the Courts, listen to records at the Poplar Tunes record store around the corner, and walk down to nearby Beale Street to receive inspiration.
The Presley family lived at the location until 1952 when they were evicted for exceeding the maximum monthly income for residents. After the eviction, the Presley's moved to a boarding house near the Courts at 698 Saffarans Ave for a couple of months.
view full location details...humes high school
from elvis presley posted in music by tacopolis
Although today it is a middle school, from 1930 to 1967 this location was a high school.
Elvis Presley graduated from Humes High School on June 3, 1953.
view full location details...elvis’s 1st family home in memphis
from elvis presley posted in music by tacopolis
On September 12, 1948, Mr. and Mrs. Presley moved with their son, Elvis, to this one bedroom apartment in Memphis after leaving Tupelo.
The family lived here until they moved to Lauderdale Courts on September 20, 1949.
The original building is no longer standing. Today, it's a vacant lot.
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from jay reatard posted in music by pete_nice
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