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Elvis purchased the house on March 12, 1956, for $29,500 from the Welsh Plywood Corporation [6] [7] and placed a down-payment of $500 on the house. [2] He was only 21 years old. [ 2 ] The new home was not far from his previous residence at 1414 Getwell Road, in what is now a coin operated laundromat.
Dr. King was rushed back to his hotel when the strike erupted into a riot on March 28, 1968. He vowed he would return to Memphis to lead a successfully peaceful march. King returned to Memphis a week later, but was assassinated on April 4, 1968 before his second march from Clayborn took place.
After Elvis Presley began his musical career, he purchased a $40,000 home for himself and his family at 1034 Audubon Drive in Memphis in 1956. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] As his success and fame grew, especially after his appearances on television, the number of fans who would congregate outside the house increased. [ 10 ]
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Cedar Point's newest ride, the Top Thrill 2 roller coaster, was closed Sunday for an undetermined amount of time for modifications. According to a social media post from the amusement park located ...
Construction of the facility began on April 15, 1963. [5] From its opening in October 1964, the Coliseum was the first racially desegregated facility in Memphis. [5] Unlike most facilities in Memphis, which largely hesitated to integrate following the 1963 Watson v, United States U.S. Supreme Court case regarding local segregation, [5] and which was also argued two days after construction ...
Guy Fieri has featured 13 Memphis restaurants on his iconic Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” On Dec. 15 that number changes to 14. Whitehaven restaurant Trap Fusion will be ...
WMFS (680 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station located in Memphis, Tennessee. WMFS airs sports radio programming branded as "ESPN 680AM Sports Radio Memphis". [2] The station simulcasts with WMFS-FM 92.9. WMFS is home to the Geoff Calkins Show, the Jason and John Show, the Giannotto & Jeffrey Show, and the Gabe Kuhn Show.