Mountain Mist wrote:Thanks, Scooby.
Bit sad, though.
Scooby wrote:Mountain Mist wrote:Thanks, Scooby.
Bit sad, though.
I get the sad part because of the sentimental value it had to many older fans who had gone there many times over the years. However, that place was already far past its time and looked embarassing to the iconic legacy of Elvis. He deserved way more than what they previsouly had to offer with the plaza. It would have been nicer if they had an actual museum of his life there to present his story. But all they had was cheap ripoff exhibits. The buildings were once a bunch of retail stores cobbled together to create a strip mall and Elvis hated that thing being across from his home. Then about 5 years after he died EPE bought the shops and renovated them into the Gracelad plaza. Now they are going to green space that aera with trees and park setting the way Elvis would have wanted it. The makeover will now gain a lot more appreciation and respect for Elvis from locals and for those who see him as a joke when passing by.
elvisblogmeister wrote:Scooby: I would like to do an ElvisBlog post on the demolition of Graceland Plaza. Could you tell me where you found these pictures? I Googled and found none. Thanks, Phil Arnold
OnStage55 wrote:I've been to Graceland many times over the years, and always enjoyed hanging around the Elvis Mall, so seeing this was a bit depressing.
At some point, i will be going back to Memphis and will go to the New Entertainment Complex, but it won't have the same inviting freedom.
And i highly dought i'll go into it more than one time when i am there, as i did multiple times with the old Mall.
Demolition at the 2:30 mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v72g2PbcScc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ipwU-EDP8
Scooby wrote:elvisblogmeister wrote:Scooby: I would like to do an ElvisBlog post on the demolition of Graceland Plaza. Could you tell me where you found these pictures? I Googled and found none. Thanks, Phil Arnold
I got them from Facebook.
Scooby wrote:Today they completed the plaza demolition. So strange seeing it all gone now. Although it was an eye sore for too long. They had originally planned to keep the big building where the cars were, but now I don't know if it's staying or going. I would assume Heartbreak Hotel and Graceland Crossing will be next to go before Elvis Week so they'll have extra parking.
Also I noticed that there's no way to tour the planes right now since they tore down the planes entrance area. While they are at it they need to repaint those planes and put a canopy over them to protect them from rotting away.
Mountain Mist wrote:Scooby wrote:Today they completed the plaza demolition. So strange seeing it all gone now. Although it was an eye sore for too long. They had originally planned to keep the big building where the cars were, but now I don't know if it's staying or going. I would assume Heartbreak Hotel and Graceland Crossing will be next to go before Elvis Week so they'll have extra parking.
Also I noticed that there's no way to tour the planes right now since they tore down the planes entrance area. While they are at it they need to repaint those planes and put a canopy over them to protect them from rotting away.
Thanks for the updates Scooby, tis really appreciated.
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