Graceland gates

[elvis himselvis]

In the new video that is just discovered of Elvis at Graceland we see the gates are red,and I saw it on a picture too,i guess it was from the 60's...but now the gates are green.when did Elvis changed the gates???

[MojoElvis]

The gates were first Red then changed to white. Here's a bit of history for them gates, Elvis didn't want to see Jerry Lee Lewis one time and being that Jerry was drunk, he drove through the gates. The cops were called on him and everything.

[Getlo]

Jerry was drunk, he drove through the gates. The cops were called on him and everything.

Nope, Jerry Lee Lewis did not drive through the Graceland gates at all.

From: http://oldies.about.com/od/rockabill...ryleeelvis.htm

Jerry Lee Lewis did visit Elvis Presley's mansion, Graceland, very early in the morning of November 22nd, 1976, and was told that Elvis was asleep. He drove off in a huff but returned the next day, invited there by The King himself. Unfortunately, one of Elvis' security guards hadn't been told, and when Jerry Lee was refused permission to enter, he supposedly reverted into Killer mode, brandishing a gun and claiming he'd come to kill Presley. Lewis was promptly arrested.

Here's Lewis' own account of what happened, as related by Kay Martin: "Elvis called him and asked him to come out to the house to talk to him. Jerry was out on the town and by the time he got to Elvis's house, it was much past when Elvis had expected him and Elvis was asleep. Jerry had driven up after a sheriff from MS had given him a brand new handgun, but since Jerry did not have a permit for a concealed weapon, he had it on the dashboard of his car, as the sheriff had supposedly suggested.

And: http://www.associatedcontent.com/art..._call_him.html

And: http://www.8notes.com/biographies/lewis.asp

[ksimms2]

The gates were first Red then changed to white. Here's a bit of history for them gates, Elvis didn't want to see Jerry Lee Lewis one time and being that Jerry was drunk, he drove through the gates. The cops were called on him and everything.

I didn't know they were red first...interesting....yes I read in "Revelations of MM" about the Jerry Lee Lewis thing....he was out front demanding to be let in...they called up and told Elvis what was going on - he told them to call the cops...

[elvis himselvis]

thanks for the information,but now I'm more confused...they went from red to white,and when did the gates we see now came there?

[Getlo]

thanks for the information,but now I'm more confused...they went from red to white,and when did the gates we see now came there?

As I mentioned in another post:

The gates at Graceland were changed to the famous music gates some time in April 1957. They were originally supplied by Doors Inc of Memphis.

They have been replaced at least two times since then.