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Elvis Presley Travel Landmark in Memphis: Humes High School

February 24, 2020November 1, 2022 Trina Young Elvis Presley Travel, memphis tennessee Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley landmark, Elvis Presley Memphis, Elvis Presley Travel, George Klein, Humes High School, memphis tennessee, Red West

Elvis-HSgrad-photo — Elvis Presley senior year photo, 1953

The high school that helped shape Elvis Presley into a future rock and roll star still stands in Memphis, Tennessee. The most famous alumnus of Humes High School entered as an eighth-grader in 1948. Presley graduated from Humes on June 3, 1953.

Fans may be surprised to hear that Elvis Presley was an unpopular outcast in high school who was looked down on for having unusually long hair and dressing in a flamboyant style. But that changed a few months before graduation when Elvis performed in the annual high school talent show in April 1953.

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The Guesthouse at Graceland: High on luxury, low on Elvis

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017 Trina Young Elvis Presley elvis hotel, Elvis Presley, graceland, graceland hotel, guesthouse at graceland, hotel, memphis hotel, memphis tennessee

In the summer of 2016, I was so excited when they were building the new Guesthouse at Graceland luxury hotel right next to Elvis Presley’s mansion. As a frequent visitor to Memphis and Graceland, I have stayed both at the Days Inn Graceland across the street from the mansion and the Heartbreak Hotel next to the Graceland Plaza. Both had a lot of Elvis character but were low on luxury. A new hotel was much needed in this area for many years.

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