| − | '''Graceland''' is the former residence of [[Elvis Presley]] and is where he is buried, after being moved from Forest Hill Cemetery at 1661 Elvis Presley Blvd due to an unsuccessful break-in by graverobbers. It is a large white-columned mansion located on 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis, [[Tennessee]] about nine miles away from downtown Memphis and less than four miles north of the [[Mississippi]] border. The mansion (the name of which was given to it by a prior owner who named it for his daughter), Presley's home for much of his life, is designated as a National Historic Landmark. The Elvis Presley estate earns over $40 million and draws over 600,000 tourists yearly, second only to the [[White House]] in number of tourists visiting a private residence, and a record for a deceased entertainer. Tourists are invited to see much of the house and the meditation garden where the family <ref>In addition to Elvis, his parents and paternal grandmother are buried at Graceland, and in addition a memorial stone honors Elvis' stillborn twin brother Jesse Garon.</ref>is buried, but the upstairs is reserved for Presley's family. | + | '''Graceland''' is the former residence of [[Elvis Presley]] and is where he is buried, after being moved from Forest Hill Cemetery at 1661 Elvis Presley Blvd due to an unsuccessful break-in by graverobbers. It is a large white-columned mansion located on 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis, [[Tennessee]] about nine miles away from downtown Memphis and less than four miles north of the [[Mississippi]] border. The mansion (the name of which was given to it by a prior owner who named it for his daughter), Presley's home for much of his life, is designated as a National Historic Landmark. The Elvis Presley estate earns over $40 million and draws over 600,000 tourists yearly, second only to the [[White House]] in number of tourists visiting a private residence, and a record for a deceased entertainer. Tourists are invited to see much of the house and the meditation garden where the family<ref>In addition to Elvis, his parents and paternal grandmother are buried at Graceland, and in addition a memorial stone honors Elvis' stillborn twin brother Jesse Garon.</ref> is buried, but the upstairs is reserved for Presley's family. |
| − | After Presley died, his father Vernon was responsible for the house. When he died in 1979, Presley's widow Priscilla took over. A CEO, Jack Soden, was responsible for making Graceland a moneymaker, since Prisicilla could not afford the upkeep of the house, which was over $500,000 a year. | + | After Presley died, his father Vernon was responsible for the house. When he died in 1979, Presley's ex-wife Priscilla took over. A CEO, Jack Soden, was responsible for making Graceland a moneymaker, since Priscilla could not afford the upkeep of the house, which was over $500,000 a year. |
| | The Jungle Room in Graceland is where Presley did many of his later recordings, in the 1970s. | | The Jungle Room in Graceland is where Presley did many of his later recordings, in the 1970s. |