The King's Guide to Memphis for Elvis-Obsessed Travelers

Memphis Map for Elvis Fans
Memphis Map for Elvis Fans

The cover of the Memphis Map for Elvis Fans (All illustrations courtesy: Memphis Map for Elvis Fans)

Long live the King. Today would have been Elvis’ 80th birthday. And in his honor, we present the Memphis Map for Elvis Fans, a fabulous travel resource, whether you want to know everything about the singer’s life in Memphis or just see a different side of the city he called home.

downtown memphis elvis birthday
downtown memphis elvis birthday

Downtown Memphis

The detail of this meticulously researched and hand-illustrated map is mind-blowing, with a whopping 137 factoids, from the riveting to the just plain quirky. It is the passion project of two New York-based superfans, Andrea Shaw and Alan Grossman, who are experts on everything Elvis. (In fact, they’re so obsessed that at their 1991 wedding they had a life-size cutout of the King on display.)

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graceland map elvis birthday
graceland map elvis birthday

The Graceland portion of the map

The map is divided into three sections: Downtown, which includes a self-conducted walking tour; Greater Memphis, with a panorama of the city and landmarks from Elvis’ life; and Graceland, with painstaking details of the whole spread.

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Here are some of the memorable highlights from the map and Elvis’ life:

Alabama Avenue Home

elvis childhood home memphis
elvis childhood home memphis

Address: 462 Alabama Ave. (former site)
What: Elvis’ family once had a rental apartment here. It is where Elvis lived when he made the transition from truck driver to southern music star.

Baptist Memorial Hospital

elvis hospital memphis map
elvis hospital memphis map

Address: 899 Union Ave. (former site)
What: This hospital was the location for numerous Elvis moments, happy and sad: it is where Lisa Marie was born and where he was pronounced dead.

Crown Electric

elvis forer job memphis map
elvis forer job memphis map

Address: 353 Poplar Ave. (former site)
What: Elvis once drove a delivery truck for this company.

Ellis Auditorium

elvis music memphis map
elvis music memphis map

Address: 225 N. Main St. (former site)
What: Home to many an Elvis memory, from his high school graduation to the place where he met his back-up singers, the Jordanaires.

Suzore #2 Theater

elvis theater memphis map
elvis theater memphis map

Address: 279 N. Main (former site)
What: This used to be the local cinema; the young Elvis caught flicks here and once hid in the aisles from his parents.

Taylor’s Restaurant

elvis restaurant memphis map
elvis restaurant memphis map

Address: 710 Union Ave.
What: This canteen was the unofficial HQ of Sun Studio; musicians like Elvis hung out here.

Union Station

elvis union station memphis map
elvis union station memphis map

Address: G.E. Patterson between 2nd and 3rd St. (former site)
What: Here, you’ll find the one-time location of Union Station — where Elvis departed by train for New York City to film the Ed Sullivan Show.

The map is available on Amazon for $9.95 and also sold locally in Memphis landmarks like the Peabody Hotel, Sun Studio, Lansky Bros., A. Schwab, and Graceland’s gift shop.

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