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[img]style_emoticons/default/king.gif[/img] Thanks for that Richard. [img]style_emoticons/default/king.gif[/img]

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HAWAII

Honolulu Stadium was the site for his 10/11/57 concert. The stadium has since been demolished, replaced by Old Stadium Park.

The Honolulu International Center is now the Neal S. Blaisdell Center. It was the location for concerts on 17-18/11/72 as well as the rehearsal show and the now famous satellite broadcast of "Aloha From Hawaii"12/1& 14/1/73.

The Schofield Army Barracks was the venue for his concert on 11/11/57.

The benefit concert given on 25/3/61 to raise funds for the building of the USS Arizona Memorial was held at Bloch Arena on the naval base. Nearby you can visit the memorial itself. Over the years after it was built, Elvis sometimes visited the memorial. He was proud to be an American and to have had the opportunity to play such a vital role in the building of this monument to those who died in the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 at the start of World War II.

PLACES ELVIS VISTED ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU:

Most often Elvis stayed on Oahu at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel. In 1965 and again in 1968 he stayed at the the Ilikai Hotel Nikko Waikiki. He also rented homes on the North Shore.

Elvis made three movies that shot on locatioin in Hawaii: "Blue Hawaii," "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" and "Girls! Girls! Girls!" Locations for these movies on Oahu were Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head, Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, Punchbowl Cemetery and the road leading to Mount Tantalus, exteriors of the Honolulu Police Department (jail scene in "Blue Hawaii" was filmed on a set back in Hollywood), Ala Moana Park, Hanauma Bay, Waiola Tea Room, pineapple fields along Kamehameha Highway (Hawaii Route 99) near Haleiwa, Bumble Bee Tuna Company, and the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie.

Some scenes for the film "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" were shot at the Maui Sheraton Hotel in Lahaina, as well as the private airstrip near the Royal Lahina Resort. Footage in the film also included The Kona Coast near Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.

KAUAI:

The Hanalei Plantation Resort was used in "Paradise, Hawaiian Style," however, the spot now is the site of a new home development. In "Blue Hawaii" the waterfalls at Wailua River State Park were filmed as well as Lydgate Park.

The Kauai Airport, Anohaola Village and Hanalei Bay were also in the film. The famous wedding scene was filmed at the Coco Palms Resort Hotel, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Iniki in 1992. Still "Blue Hawaii" style weddings are held there on the grounds. And as of July 14, 2005, newspapers report that there is a new project in the works to redevelop the resort into a mixed-use facility featuring 200 condominiums and 104 hotel rooms with restaurants and conference space. Elvis's bungalow "Cottage 56" will be restored and a museum is planned. The opening date is set for mid-2008.

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CALIFORNIA

Fresno's Selland Arena was the site for concerts 25/4/73 and 12/5/74.

In San Francisco he performed at the Civic Auditorium, later known as the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on 26/10/57. On 13/1170 and again 28-29/1176 he was at the Cow Palace. Nearby in Oakland he had shows at the Auditorium Arena on 3/6/56 and 27/10/57. On 10/11/70 and 11/11/72 he performed at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum.

In San Bernadino, Elvis performed at the Swing Auditorium on 12-13/11/72 and 10 & 13/5/74. This venue was demolished after a plane crashed into it in 1981.

In the Los Angeles area, Elvis performed at the Shrine Auditorium on 8/6/56 and stayed at the Knickerbocker Hotel. In 1957 on 28-29/10 he was at the Pan Pacific Auditorium which has since been destroyed by fire. The Forum in nearby Inglewood was the site for shows on 14/11/70 and 11/5/74.

In Long Beach's Municipal Auditorium, Elvis performed on 7/6/56. On 14/11/72 and 25/4/76 he was at the Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Anaheim Convention Center was the venue for shows 4/23-24/4/73 and 30/11/76.

Further south in San Diego, Elvis performed at the Old San Diego Sports Arena on 4/4-5/4/56 and 6/6/56. The new Sports Arena was used for shows on 15/11/70, 26/4/73 and 24/4/76. San Diego was also the site of an early TV performance on the Milton Berle Show which was broadcast from the USS Hancock, anchored there.

Other television appearances included his 5/6/56 Milton Berle Show appearance filmed in Hollywood at the ABC studios, and the 9/9/56 Ed Sullivan Show filmed at the CBS studios. NBC studios in Burbank was the site of the filming of Elvis' famed 1968 TV special. Today the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno is filmed there.

Elvis often recorded at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles, which is today known as Studio 56. He of course filmed his movies mostly in California. Many of them at the Paramount Studios which does offer tours. He also filmed at Twentieth Century-Fox Studios and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer which is now Sony Pictures. Universal Studios offers tours and was the studio that made "Change of Habit."
Elvis was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1961 and it was originally located at 6777 Hollywood Blvd. However, due to problems they had with the ground in that area, his star was moved in April 1998 to a location near Hollywood Blvd. and La Brea Avenue. It is near a gazebo honoring silver screen goddesses Mae West, Dolores Del Rio (who played Elvis's mother in "Flaming Star"), Dorothy Dandridge and Anna May Wong. The managers of the Walk felt Elvis's star would be very comfortable among those ladies.

Elvis movie production locations outside of the studio lots include the Big Bear Lake area where parts of "Kissin' Cousins" were filmed. Hidden Lodge in Idyllwild was used in "Kid Galahad." In northern California in the Napa Valley, The Ink House at St. Helena, was used in "Wild In The Country."

Among the places Elvis stayed and lived in California were the above mentioned Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel and The Beverly Wilshire Hotel (now known as the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel). He also had several homes in the Bel Air area. At various times Elvis had homes at 10539 Bellagio Road, 525 Perugia Way (not 565 as reported by various sources; but it was the location of the famous meeting with the Beatles), 10550 Rocca Place, 1174 Hillcrest Road and 144 Monovale Drive. In Palm Springs he had homes at 845 Chino Canyon Road and 1350 Ladera Circle and a rental home on Camino del Norte.

ARIZONA

Elvis performed in Phoenix, Arizona at the State Fairgrounds on 9/6/56. He made his entrance in a green Cadillac. Later he had to run for his life when over enthusiastic fans broke through a barrier fence.
Elvis's focus in the 1960s was on his movie career. After his triumphant return to live performing with his Las Vegas engagements in August 1969 and 1970 and his record breaking appearances at the Houston Astrodome in March 1970, Elvis decided to begin touring once again. His first concert tour of the 1970s began on 9/09/70 in the Coliseum at Phoenix. MGM and RCA were on hand to record the show which was delayed by a bomb threat. Elvis stayed on the 10th. floor of the Townhouse Hotel. He returned to Phoenix on 22/4/73 to play at the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum and staying again at Del Webb's Townhouse Hotel.

In 1956, Elvis performed in Tuscon at the Arizona Rodeo Grounds on 10/6/56. He returned on 9/1172 at the Community Center Arena, he performed there again on 1/6/76.

Elvis had a show in Tempe at the Arizona State University Activities Center on 23/3/77.

Location shooting for two of Elvis's films took place in Arizona. "Stay Away Joe" was filmed in the Sedona and Cottonwood area. While "Charro!" was filmed near the Superstition Mountains. Elvis and the crew stayed at the Superstition Inn in Mesa during filming.

NEW MEXICO

In Albuquerque Elvis performed at the National Guard Armory on 12/4/56. On 19/4/72 he played Albuquerque's Tingley Coliseum. Before that show he met with a young girl suffering with cancer. He dedicated the song "You Gave Me A Mountain" to her during the concert.

On 11/2/55 Elvis performed at Carlsbad's Sports Arena. Then on 12/2/55 he put on a show at the American Legion Hall. 14/2/55 he performed a benefit show for the Rowell, New Mexico Fire Department at the North Junior High School Auditorium.

UTAH

Elvis performed twice a the Salt Place in Salt Lake City. The show dates were 16/11/71 and 2/7/74.

COLORADO

Elvis performed in Denver's Coliseum on 8/4/56, 17/11/70 and 30/4/73. After the 1970 show he partied at the Playboy Hotel. McNichols Arena was the venue for a show on 23/4/76.

Colorado was also a vacation spot for Elvis and his friends. He spent his forty-first birthday in January 1976 enjoying the snow at Vail. He became friends with several of Denver's policemen and Denver was the site for one of his famous car buying sprees.

[elvisfan57]

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[GuitarMan66]

MISSISSIPPI

It all began in Mississippi. Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Smith, both born in Mississippi, fell in love and on June 17, 1933 they eloped to Verona, Mississippi where they were married. On January 8, 1935 their twin sons Jesse and Elvis were born at their modest two-room home in Tupelo, Mississippi. Sadly, Jesse was stillborn, however, his younger brother (by 35 minutes) Elvis would go on to become a legend in his lifetime and well beyond. Today you can plan on visiting the birthplace home as well as a museum and chapel built nearby to honor the memory of Elvis Presley.
Elvis went to East Tupelo Elementary School for grades 1 - 5. Today it is called Lawhon Elementary School. He attended Milam Junior High for grades 6, 7 and part of 8 (these are still operating schools.) Elvis and his family attended the First Assembly of God Church in Tupelo. Tupelo Hardware is where his mother purchased for Elvis his first guitar. The Tupelo Fairgrounds is where Elvis performed on 3/10/45, 1/9/55, 26/9/56 and 27/9/57.
Another Mississippi venue is Beldon High School Gym where he performed on 15/6/55.

Biloxi's Slavonian Lodge was the site for a show on 26/6/55 where Elvis, as well as singer Marty Robbins, helped dedicate the lodge's new air conditioner. Elvis did a benefit at the Community House for the Doll and Toy Fund of the Lion's Club and the "Daily Hearld" on 6/11/55. This building was destroyed by Hurricane Camille in 1969. At nearby Keesler Air Force Base, Elvis performed shows on 27-28/6/55 and 7-8/11/55 at the Airman's Club. This is also where he met his one-time girlfriend June Juanico.

In Booneville he did a benefit for the Kawanis Club at the Northeast Mississippi Community College Auditorium on 17/1/55. On this occasion "Booneville Banner" published the first "front page" story about Elvis and his career.

In the town of Bruce, Elvis performed a benefit for the senior trip of the Senior class of '55-'56 on 14/6/55. The show took place at the Bruce High School Gym.

In Clarksdale Elvis performed at the City Auditorium on 12/1/55, 10/3/55 and 8/9/55.

He performed a benefit for the Jaycees in Corinith on 18/1/55 at the Alcorn County Courthouse Assembly Hall. He sang again in the Meeting Room of the Courthouse on 7/4/55.

In Grenada he performed on 20/4/55 at the American Legion Hall.

He had a show on 9/9/55 at the McComb High School Auditorium.

In Meridian on 25/5/55 he attended the Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Celebration and performed at the American Legion Hall. The next day 26/5/55, he rode in the parade and performed at the Junior College Stadium.

On 7/2/55 Elvis performed at the Ripley High School Gym for the benefit of their Senior class.

In the summer of 1956, Elvis along with Red West, Gene and Junior Smith, and Arthur Hooton arrived at June Juanico's house in Biloxi on 09/7/56. They stayed first at the Sun 'n' Sand Hotel Court. For more privacy, Elvis moved to the Gulf Hills Dude Ranch resort and finally he rented a house for the rest of the summer. They went horseback riding, swimming, skiing, skeet shooting and deep-sea fishing. Elvis had so much fun that he called his parents to come down and join them and they too went fishing. Elvis and June also showed them around nearby New Orleans. Elvis and his family enjoyed relaxing in Biloxi, Mississippi.


Elvis performed at a benefit in Jackson at the Mississippi State Fair Coliseum on 5/5/75. The benefit was for the victims of the McComb tornado which struck on 9/1/75. Elvis raised $35,000 for the cause and stayed at the Hilton Hotel while in town. He returned to perform at the same venue on 8-9/6/75. On 5/9/76 he performed at the Mississippi State Fair Civic Center. Prior to going on stage, then Mississippi Governor Cliff Finch, presented Elvis with a plaque naming him to the Mississippi Hall of Fame.

This post has been edited by Pacer: Apr 11 2006, 05:00 PM

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TEXAS

After his army induction at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, Elvis was sent to Fort Hood, Texas near Killeen where he received his basic training as well as advanced tank training. After basic training he was allowed to live off base with his parents and grandmother, whom he temporarily relocated from Memphis to Killeen. They first lived in a mobile home and then in a rented house.

Elvis performed in Abilene, Texas at the Fiar Park Auditorium on 15/2/55 and 11/10/55. He had a concert on the Abilene Expo Center on 9/10/74 and the Taylor County Coliseum on 27/3/77. On 10/2/55 he was at the Alpine High School doing a benefit for the Future Farmers of America. In Amarillo there were shows the City Auditorium on 13/10/55 and 13/4/56. On 19/6/74 and 24/3/77 he performed at Amarillo's Civic Center. In Austin he was at the Sports Center on 25/8/55. On 18/1/56 he performed at the Austin Coliseum and the Municipal Auditorium on 28/3/77. On 6/10/55 he performed at Warren Stark's Skyline Club in the evening after having performed a show earlier at Southwest Texas State University at San Marcos.

Beaumont City Auditorium was the site for five benefit shows 20-21/6/55. He returned to the same venue on 17/1/56. He performed at Big Spring City Auditorium on 26/4/55. In Beckenridge he performed at the High School on 13/4/55 and the American Legion Hall on 10/6/55.

On 4/7/55 various music acts performed in two different cities - Stephenville and nearby De Leon - in what was called the Battle of Songs. They would perform in the first city then when there was a break, the groups would change cities and perform again. It was a mix of country and gospel singing. Elvis began in the morning at Stephenville and did his regular rockabilly show. The rest of the performers were gospel singers, The Blackwood Brothers and The Statesmen. Over in De Leon was one country act and other gospel groups such as The Stamps. Elvis was so touched by the tribute the Blackwood Brothers gave for their members who had died in a plane crash that he didn't sing his usual music in De Leon. He sang only gospel, including "The Old Wooden Church," "Precious Memories," "Known Only To Him" and "Just A Closer Walk With Thee," disappointing the teenagers who had come to see him. That night Elvis performed in Brownwood in a benefit show at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, doing his regular show. It was a three-show day for Elvis.

Brownwood and nearby Stephenville had all-day gospel singings where the artists switched venues mid-way and citizens of each community could hear them all perform. On this date some of the other performers included The Stamps, The Blackwood Brothers and The Statesmen quartets. Elvis performed two shows in each city - his regular show at first and then an all-gospel set. Elvis's parents Gladys and Vernon Presley attended these shows. The Brownwood segments took place at the Soldiers and Sailor's Hall and benefited the Brownwood Volunteer Fire Department. Elvis returned to that venue for another benefit on 10/10/55.

Elvis performed at Texas A & M in College Station on 19/3/55 and 3/10/55. On 23/8/55 he was at Bryan's Saddle Club. He performed at the grand opening of the Carthage Milling Company on 12/11/55 using the PA system in the Sheriff's patrol car. Elvis tripped on the flatbed trucks used for a stage at Conroe High School's football field on 24/8/55, hitting his head, but he still was able to perform. He did a show at the Hoedown Club in Corpus Christi on 3/7/55 but had to flee the unruly crowd on 16/4/56 at the Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum. In De Kalb's High School Gym he performed on 4/3/55. In El Paso he was at the Coliseum on 11/4/56 and 10/11/72. On 2/6/76 his show was at El Paso's Civic Center.

In Dallas he performed several times in 1955 at the Big D. Jamboree at the Sportatorium, stopping afterwards to take the stage at the Round-Up Club. On 11/10/56 he held a press conference and performed for the State Fair of Texas and the Cotton Bowl. He performed concerts at the Convention Center Auditorium on 13/11/71, 6/6/75 and 28/12/76. In Fort Worth he performed a matinee at the North Side Coliseum on 29/5/55 before his show in Dallas that night. He also performed there on 20/1/56 and 20/4/56. His shows at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth were on 18/6/72, 15-16/6/74, 3/6/76 and 3/7/76.

In Gainesville he was at the Owl Park Baseball Field on 14/4/55. On 28/1/55 he was at the Gaston High School Auditorium. In Gilmer on 26/1/55 he had a show at the Rural Electrification Administration Building. Researchers vary on the date of an Elvis performance at Gladewater's Mint Club. Some say 22/11/54 while others say 23/11/54. He was definitely back again on 30/4/55, this time at the High School Gym, for a "Louisiana Hayride" remote which benefited the local Jaycees Little League program. Also on hand was a tiny 3-year-old Elvis imitator, Royce Hanson Jr., who joined Elvis on stage. The show was so successful that the Jaycees sponsored another "Hayride" remote from the High School on 19/11/55. Between these two shows on 10/8/55, Elvis performed at Gladewater's Bear Stadium, home to the city's semi-pro baseball team. He had a show at the Gonzales, Texas baseball park on 26/8/55. In Greenville he performed at the City Auditorium on 5/10/55. On 24/1/55 he was at the Recreation Hall of the Humble Oil Camp near Hawkins. He did a show at the Rodeo Arena in Henderson on 9/8/55.

Elvis performed many times in Houston in 1954 and 1955. Often after a Saturday night "Hayride" show in Shreveport, on Sunday afternoon one could find Elvis at Houston's Magnolia Gardens for the what became known as the Texas Hayride. It was a wooded area in Magnolia Park across from the Port of Houston where in good weather families would gather to hear live music. In the evenings of those same Sundays you might find him at Cook's Hoedown Club. He headlined a show at Cook's on 28/12/54 to benefit the Volunteer Fire Department. Another venue he played in Houston was the Pladium Club. The Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall was the venue for concerts on 1/1/55 and 19/3/55. There were "Louisiana Hayride" remote broadcasts from Houston's City Auditorium on 2/4/55 and 8/10/55. He gave two more shows there on 21/4/56 and he had a show at the Sam Houston Coliseum on 13/10/56. From 27/2/70 - 1/3/70 Elvis performed six shows at the famous Houston Astrodome as part of the Texas Livestock Show. Following the engagement at a press conference and banquet in his honor, Elvis received five gold record awards, a Stetson hat, a Sheriff's badge and a limited-edition Rolex gold watch. When Elvis returned to perform again at the Astrodome on 3/3/74, he broke the attendance record he had set in 1970. Elvis also performed concerts at Houston's Hofheinz Pavilion on 12/11/71, 4-5/6/75 and 28/8/76.

Elvis performed at the baseball field in Kilgore on 12/8/55. He performed at the Reo Palm Isle Club near Longview on 27/1/55, 31/3/55, 11/8/55 and 18/11/55. Elvis performed several times at the Cotton Club in Lubbock in early 1955 where he met Buddy Holly, who was then performing as Buddy and Bob with a partner. Elvis had shows at Lubbock's Fair Park Coliseum on 13/2/55, 3/6/55, 15/10/55 and 10/4/56. He made a brief appearance at the Johnson-Connelley Pontiac Showroom on 3/6/55 to promote his show later that night. He was at the Municipal Coliseum on 8/11/72 and 31/5/76.

Elvis performed at Midland High School Auditorium on 7/1/55. He performed at Odessa High School on 16/2/55 in a show sponsored by the Voting Home Owners Club. On 31/5/55 he returned to Midland High School for a show and returned to Odessa High School for another show sponsored by the Voting Home Owners. He played Midland High School again on 12/10/55. He came back to the area on 30/5/76 to have a concert at the Ector County Coliseum.

The Paris, Texas Optimist Club sponsored a show at the Boy Club Gym on 4/10/55. Elvis was at the Woodrow Wilson Junior High School in Port Arthur on 25/11/55. San Angelo's City Auditorium was the venue for shows on 5/1/55 and 17/2/55. Tyler's Mayfair Building at the fairgrounds was where Elvis had shows on 25/1/55 and 8/8/55. Elvis performed at the Heart O'Texas Coliseum in Waco on 23/4/55, 17/4/56 and 12/10/56. In Wichita Falls Elvis performed at the M-B Corral Club on 25/4/55 early in the evening before racing to Seymour to do a benefit show. He performed in Wichita Falls again on 22/8/55 at Spudder Park baseball field and again on 19/1/56 and 9/4/56 at the Municipal Auditorium.

Elvis's performances on the "Louisiana Hayride" in Shreveport, Lousiana led him to perform many shows in small towns especially in Texas - sometimes performing in more than one city and more than one venue a day, literally racing from one stage to another.

This concludes the series on Elvis Presley's America I hope you have enjoyed it. [img]style_emoticons/default/king.gif[/img]

[elvisfan57]

this was a great series Pacer. i enjoyed reading everything. thank's for taking the time to post these up for us [img]style_emoticons/default/cheers.gif[/img]

[GuitarMan66]

Thank you Richard I'm pleased you liked it friend [img]style_emoticons/default/cheers.gif[/img]