Graceland & Elvis' Bedroom

[presley31]

I can understand Elvis not wanting everyone in his house(let alone his most private sanctuary his bedroon) but I can also understand Elvis not wanting to see his home sold at auction and his daughter and grandkids getting a one time payday which would not last forever. So I see how he might look at it differently given the situation he left after he died. That said I think the upstairs should remain closed. Many people visited the downstairs during his lifetime-they were not all relatives, or close friends many were fans or business associates or (friends of his friends even)-but few, very few ever got upstairs.

well said KPM and l agree too

[littlesister3]

I would LOVE to find that place as well! No one in Memphis acts as though they have any idea where it is. It's supposed to be fire proof, tornado proof, etc....You would think that by now someone had figured out where it is.

I know! It seem very strange, but I guess it's just another mystery about Elvis's life.
Maybe one day I'll get to go to that place........a girl can dream right?

[Elvislives72]

The upstairs has never been used as guest rooms or an office.

Back when Elvis was alive, yes it was used for guest rooms but when it opened to the public the upstairs was transformed into small offices.

[presley31]

Back when Elvis was alive, yes it was used for guest rooms but when it opened to the public the upstairs was transformed into small offices.

I never heard that once What are your sources for this information?

[KPM]

Back when Elvis was alive, yes it was used for guest rooms but when it opened to the public the upstairs was transformed into small offices.

Which rooms were used for guest rooms and which rooms were used for offices? This is a new one to me also.

[Elvislives72]

I never heard that once What are your sources for this information?

How about Graceland workers? When I was there back in the mid 90's they told us then that it was used as company business offices upstairs. Not Elvis' room or Lisa's. Just couple of the guest rooms that he used to use for his friends.

[presley31]

How about Graceland workers? When I was there back in the mid 90's they told us then that it was used as company business offices upstairs. Not Elvis' room or Lisa's. Just couple of the guest rooms that he used to use for his friends.

Nancy rooks(elvis maid explained the upstairs and never said there was offices up there so l find that alittle hard to believe

The Floor plans of upstais doesn't show any other rooms except the bodyguard's room.

[Elvislives72]

I'm just repeating what we the tourists were told by a tour guide when describing what was upstairs and why it was off limits. Maybe they lied for some reason, I don't know. I do know that Elvis; aunt, Delta Mae Presley lived up there until her death in the 90's.

[Teddy]

For some reason I thought Delta lived on the far side of the kitchen area around then.

[utmom2008]

I'm just repeating what we the tourists were told by a tour guide when describing what was upstairs and why it was off limits. Maybe they lied for some reason, I don't know. I do know that Elvis; aunt, Delta Mae Presley lived up there until her death in the 90's.

Perhaps they were confused... Two weeks ago one of the tour guides had just graduated from High School and didn't know as much about Elvis and/or the house as my cats know.

For some reason I thought Delta lived on the far side of the kitchen area around then.

She did.

[utmom2008]

For some reason I thought Delta lived on the far side of the kitchen area around then.

True...the first time we went to Graceland back in 88 the kitchen was not yet on the tour because of Delta's living arrangements.

[utmom2008]

I never heard that once What are your sources for this information?

How about Graceland workers?

You will find that most ardent fans seem to know alot more than any of the GL workers. On our trip last April the tour guide had no clue who Scatter was, but better still...she wanted to argue with us that the body was never viewed in the house and that the funeral was NOT held in the house. So...don't take the GL workers words to the bank.

[ehollier]

How about Graceland workers? When I was there back in the mid 90's they told us then that it was used as company business offices upstairs. Not Elvis' room or Lisa's. Just couple of the guest rooms that he used to use for his friends.

Could they be referring to maybe the rooms above the garage, which were guest quarters when Elvis lived there????

[Elvislives72]

You will find that most ardent fans seem to know alot more than any of the GL workers. On our trip last April the tour guide had no clue who Scatter was, but better still...she wanted to argue with us that the body was never viewed in the house and that the funeral was NOT held in the house. So...don't take the GL workers words to the bank.

Well to be fair these kids they hire today are there just to have a job that doesn't require too much educational background or knowledge. But that's an embarrassment on EPE's part for them to hire workers and not train them properly. I've read form others who have been to Graceland than the staff isn't all that fan friendly. Sillerman better get that put in check and fast.

[utmom2008]

Well to be fair these kids they hire today are there just to have a job that doesn't require too much educational background or knowledge. But that's an embarrassment on EPE's part for them to hire workers and not train them properly. I've read form others who have been to Graceland than the staff isn't all that fan friendly. Sillerman better get that put in check and fast.

Yes, I agree with you on those points. 95% of the employees actually know very little about Elvis or the house.

[Teddy]

They should recruit their staff here at TCB World.
They wouldn't even have to pay me to hang around Graceland all day pontificating about Presley history. I'd settle for health insurance and a room at the Heartbreak Hotel

[utmom2008]

They should recruit their staff here at TCB World.
They wouldn't even have to pay me to hang around Graceland all day pontificating about Presley history. I'd settle for health insurance and a room at the Heartbreak Hotel

Too late Teddy...Gail and I already inquired about that 2 weeks ago. They put us on a "will call" list.

[Teddy]

Too late Teddy...Gail and I already inquired about that 2 weeks ago. They put us on a "will call" list.

Maybe they've been reading your posts and fobbed you off!
If they employ me they will have the confidence of knowing that I'll always make Priscilla look wonderful in my monologues to visitors!

[utmom2008]

Maybe they've been reading your posts and fobbed you off!
If they employ me they will have the confidence of knowing that I'll always make Priscilla look wonderful in my monologues to visitors!

Speaking of.....they told us that she had been there 2 weeks earlier. She went out to the back and spent 4 hours with the horses. I guess she enjoys that unconditional love that animals give.

[Teddy]

Speaking of.....they told us that she had been there 2 weeks earlier. She went out to the back and spent 4 hours with the horses. I guess she enjoys that unconditional love that animals give.

I can love much harder than any horse!