Before we had "The Heartbreak Hotel"

[utmom2008]

In 1972 Memphis didn't yet have The Heartbreak Hotel, so if you were determined to stay on EP Blvd., this was as good as you could get. I made a pic of the sign, but NO, we did not stay there!

[SatninLove]

Wow this is cool!Thanks for posting!
-SatninLove

[midnight]

I like the part of the sign that says "Color TV"! How times have changed! Is this now The Heartbreak Hotel or is it totally different? Thanks Rosanne.

[utmom2008]

I like the part of the sign that says "Color TV"! How times have changed! Is this now The Heartbreak Hotel or is it totally different? Thanks Rosanne.

I got a laugh about the "Color TV" ad as well. This place isn't there anymore. The HH used to be called Wilson's World(I think) and EPE bought it and re-did it.

[utmom2008]

I like the part of the sign that says "Color TV"! How times have changed! Is this now The Heartbreak Hotel or is it totally different? Thanks Rosanne.

Here's the HH.....

[kathy parkinson]

I stayed at Wilson World, it was great being so close to Graceland, they gave you a key which opened a gate next to the Lisa Marie, it was a short cut to Graceland, oh the good old days.

[SweetCaroline]

Great picture, Rosanne.
I remember black and white television very well.
I also remember BEING the remote control for my dad.

[jak]

I'll never forget my dad driving past that hotel on my first trip to Memphis in 79.It was a sign we were getting close.

[tcbtigerman]

The Elvis Presley Blvd. Inn IS STILL there.I just passed it on my way to a restaurant Elvis used to eat at about 2 weeks ago.It's in a bad part of town.

[utmom2008]

The Elvis Presley Blvd. Inn IS STILL there.I just passed it on my way to a restaurant Elvis used to eat at about 2 weeks ago.It's in a bad part of town.

Is it really?? I didn't notice it when I was last there in April. I'll look for it in October and make a picture and see how it compares with the old one. It must really look bad by now.

[utmom2008]

I also remember BEING the remote control for my dad.

Wasn't EVERY child the remote back then? When we were first married and there still were no remotes my hubs and I would laugh and say "I can't wait til we have kids so they can change the channel like we always had to".

[midnight]

Now the kids have a new job...."Looking for the missing remote"

[utmom2008]

Now the kids have a new job...."Looking for the missing remote"

Yes!! And.......the missing cordless phone.

[ukfan]

I think this property actually sits on the second Holiday Inn ever built. As previously posted, in a VERY bad neighborhood. Thanks for sharing all the pictures and stories, love them all!

[Lonniebealestreet]

That hotel sign is shown briefly in Elvis On Tour just before that clip from the Madison Square Garden press conference, as if it took place in that Memphis hotel. That always struck me as funny.

Thanks for the picture, Roseanne. You would have snapped that right around the time that video was taken.

[MojoElvis]

In 1972 Memphis didn't yet have The Heartbreak Hotel, so if you were determined to stay on EP Blvd., this was as good as you could get. I made a pic of the sign, but NO, we did not stay there!

They showed this in, ELVIS ON TOUR, right before the MSG press clip.

[MojoElvis]

That hotel sign is shown briefly in Elvis On Tour just before that clip from the Madison Square Garden press conference, as if it took place in that Memphis hotel. That always struck me as funny.

Thanks for the picture, Roseanne. You would have snapped that right around the time that video was taken.

sorry I didn't see your quote, only goes to show that we are on the same page or movie..lol

[Tommy]

Thanks for the photo Roseanne

[Polk-Salad-Annie]

The Elvis Presley Blvd. Inn IS STILL there.I just passed it on my way to a restaurant Elvis used to eat at about 2 weeks ago.It's in a bad part of town.

Thank you for this info.
The next time that i go back to Memphis i will look for it.

[beckelvis]

Good photos,this year 2008 i was in Memphis in the HH wow i expect to return the year that comes i´m charmed with him.ELVIS ONLY THERE IS ONE