Elvis Presley's 1956 Home : 1034 Audubon Drive, Memphis, TN
In 1956, a 21-year-old Elvis Presley would rise to international stardom. During this time Elvis lived at 1034 Audubon Drive, Memphis, TN.
Numerous photos were taken of Elvis, family friends and fans at this home, including iconic photos of Elvis on his Harley and by his famous pink Cadillac.
March 3, Before flying to Shreveport with cousin, Gene Smith, Elvis writes a check for $500 toward the purchase of a house for himself and his parents at 1034 Audubon Drive, a well-to-do suburban neighborhood east of downtown Memphis.
March 20, While Elvis is on tour, his parents move into the new house at 1034 Audubon Drive.
Elvis purchased 1034 Audubon Drive with royalties earned from 'Heartbreak Hotel'. This was a time of innocence, gracious southern living and the dawn of pop culture, as we know it today. During his 13 month stay at Audubon, Elvis became a multiple hit recording artist with RCA, movie star, teen idol, breadwinner for his immediate family (who resided with Elvis), heartbreaker, showstopper, award winner and ultimately homeowner with numerous additions and customizations to the property as designated by Elvis, which remain to this day.
2007 picture : The backyard iwith the original swimming pool and pool-house Elvis had constructed for family, friends and occasional fan enjoyment.
March 17, 1957 - Elvis buys Graceland. Elvis along with his parents, Vernon and Gladys had lived at 1034 Audubon Drive, in Memphis, TN, since March 20, 1956.
They would have been comfortable there had their son not become the biggest show business sensation in the western world. It soon became apparent that 1034 Audubon Drive failed to provide privacy from an increasing army of fans who even started camping on the home’s front lawn.
Consequently, Elvis and his parents spent much of early 1957 in Hollywood where Elvis was filming 'Loving You', which featured his parents as extras.
On Saturday, March 17, 1957, a day after they returned to Memphis, Elvis' mother and father called real estate agent Virginia Grant to see what she had to offer. Grant wasted no time. That day she showed them two properties, leaving Graceland to last. By 6 p.m. she had accepted a $1,000 deposit from the Presleys and drawn up a provisional sales contract detailing the terms of sale, including an asking price of $90,000.
At 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 19, 22-year-old Elvis, accompanied by his parents, met Grant at Graceland.
Elvis surveyed the property for a few minutes, then baptized the house by playing some Rock & Roll at a piano. Elvis, Vernon and Gladys Presley signed the sales contract on the spot as purchasers, and a closing date was set for Tuesday, March 26, at 4:30 p.m.
Stop, look and listen baby that's our philosophy .... First thing in the morning, last thing at night ... look, stare everywhere and see everything inside .... Stop, look and listen!
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. Elvis along with his parents, Vernon and Gladys had lived at 1034 Audubon Drive, in Memphis, TN, since March 20, 1956.
