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Owning Elvis's House on Audobon Drive 

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Before Graceland, Elvis bought a house on Audobon Drive in Memphis. It was smack dab in a middle of an upper middle class neighborhood that was home to the Junior League and its members. We talked to Mike Freeman about what it was like for Elvis and what it was like for him owning this house.

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@ChineseOpera8
@ChineseOpera8 13 лет назад
I was fortunate enough to be able to tour through the house with my wife while Mr. Freeman owned it. What a fantastic feel for the Fifties! My wife and I have been to Memphis five times.
@memphisflashfan1
@memphisflashfan1 2 года назад
Cindy Hazen, Mike’s wife at the time, gave me a tour of the inside of the house. Oh man, what an experience seeing some of the old original light fixtures, etc that EP had installed. In every nook and cranny there were photographs of EP being in that nook and cranny. It was great. I was so sorry years later that the house had been sold and during some remodeling there was a fire. Not sure what exactly happened after that. It was such a privilege to visit that house and get to see the interior. I remember Cindy telling me that they had accidentally bumped into a wall and accidentally tearing the wallpaper…only to discover underneath some wall paper that EP had installed…of musical notes. They were working on uncovering further sections of it without damaging it. That was history and felt so surreal to me.
@TheMidnightModder
@TheMidnightModder Год назад
HA! I love that last story about how the Presley's were more wealthy than the neighbors xD I love country folk with money, they're a hoot!
@rosechris48
@rosechris48 5 лет назад
Went on a fabulous tour of Memphis with this fella Mike Freeman, he is a fantastic tour guide, if you want to hear the truth and nothing but the truth go with Mike, he is amazing.
@CBSEye
@CBSEye 12 лет назад
Mike Freeman once gave wonderful, informal tours of this home. I was lucky enough to go on one of them! Thank you, Mike! - JG @ CBSEye
@Cigar65
@Cigar65 8 лет назад
I have visited this home from the outside only in Sept of 2011 and May of 2016. It is in a very upscale neighbourhood. I have a picture from a magazine with many teen age fans standing outside the little gates back in the 50's. No one that I know of lives here. It is back from the road and the shade of the trees gives it a private look. A lovely home.
@tomi3513
@tomi3513 9 лет назад
I got a personal tour of the house from Mike and his then wife, Cindy in 2002 during Elvis week. They were very kind and courteous and allowed me to take lots of photos. I also bought a big box of memorabilia from them, mostly newspapers from the month of Elvis' death.
@jonburrows2684
@jonburrows2684 5 лет назад
Did they divorce? Did she pass? Why are they not together now?
@ceterababe
@ceterababe 13 лет назад
Thanks so much for posting this. I visited this location when I was in Memphis and it had just sold for a million dollars!
@jimfrisk688
@jimfrisk688 Год назад
RIP Mike, thanks for all youve done for Elvis fans and the Elvis world.
@gracieg7601
@gracieg7601 3 года назад
I’m glad Elvis bought Graceland cause it’s more suitable for him and his family! It was perfect fir the king of Rock n Roll! It’s great that you have it and that Graceland is open for people to tour it!
@brendabooher6683
@brendabooher6683 4 года назад
The Spa Guy did a video on you tube about this home that is great. Elvis was the best entertainer of all time and noone will ever top Elvis.
@debbiebrantley61
@debbiebrantley61 Год назад
@Brenda Booher I see your comments on literally every Elvis video I watch on RU-vid lol.You are a devoted Elvis fan for sure,as am I
@danbruner3563
@danbruner3563 Год назад
Hello Brenda, I've got my own story of Elvis from about 1974 or '75. Let me know if you want to read it and I'll send it to you.
@32toddv
@32toddv 7 лет назад
I stopped by the Audoban home, E.W. 2015. Very cool, and Quaint... Graceland, is more Elvis' Style...
@joannadearman6023
@joannadearman6023 8 лет назад
My grandma when she was a child used to live there in that house before elvis
@bethbartlett5692
@bethbartlett5692 7 лет назад
Joanna Dearman I was curious as to the history of the property and the original state of the home. If you have any reference materials, please share a link or directions. Thanks - it's an architectural example of MidCentury that I'm quite interested in and actually use in my own home decor design, in combination with current elements, textures, and colors. ... a treasure ❤
@thesteamingbean.
@thesteamingbean. 7 лет назад
Joanna Dearman any pics?
@CORRIGEEN71
@CORRIGEEN71 7 лет назад
Joanna Dearman thats a great story have you any stories about selling it to the ?presleys
@Katherinec_russell
@Katherinec_russell 3 года назад
“Prior to Elvis living here, this was the house my Grandma lived in when she was a child.” - Sounds a little more believable!
@nemypun7042
@nemypun7042 3 года назад
Is that true?
@berniemclaughlin3543
@berniemclaughlin3543 3 года назад
Great video and stories about Elvis and his family and what they had to deal with at the time from the music business and from a public that couldn't accept their rise from poverty to gaining more wealth than their so-called well off neighbours. I think nobody can really understand how difficult it must have been for Elvis and his family to go from extreme poverty to amazing fame and wealth. It must have been really difficult to adjust to and possibly Elvis never really did!!!!!
@Cynthia00007
@Cynthia00007 2 года назад
From one extreme to another extreme it had to be extremely hard for ELVIS and his parents, especially GLADYS, going from "rages to riches" overnight. ELVIS quickly, was able to bring the three Of them out of poverty with his first movie earnings. He didn't want his mother to ever need to work again. ELVIS MADE THAT DREAM A REALITY FOR SURE❣️ ELVIS WAS ALWAYS TCB⚡TLC⚡❣️ BE AT PEACE SWEET 😇 🙏🙏 9-28-2021
@johnnynobuddy1
@johnnynobuddy1 3 года назад
The Presley Home was the only home paid for on the block.
@MichaelAnthonyFFXivARRmarried
@MichaelAnthonyFFXivARRmarried 14 лет назад
Thank you Mr. Mike Freeman for preserving everything you Love allright bye,bye
@sakinehbs
@sakinehbs 13 лет назад
good for Elvis to say '' i would buy them off''.i would say the same to them.
@TheTeleman84
@TheTeleman84 11 лет назад
Man,did Elvis really think he was going to have privacy away from the fans by buying this house? I mean its a nice little house,but its the kind of house that regular people would live in,not a guy like Elvis.Its a bit on the small side and didnt have a big fence or wall around it back in the 50's.Also,its not hidden by a lot of trees in the front either.A nice place,but definetly not the type of home for a rock star.I'm a bit surprised Elvis bought this place.
@KingRoseArchives
@KingRoseArchives 5 лет назад
I'm not sure he was thinking about being mobbed by fans. His success was a relatively new experience and this house was a huge move up from public housing. The crowds did make it untenable and as his success grew he moved to what would be called Graceland. It is a rags to riches story.
@resting30
@resting30 3 года назад
Great video...
@gregdavis19
@gregdavis19 6 лет назад
I don’t care who you are if the neighbors came knocking at your door wanting to buy you out so you’d move that would be offensive to anyone.
@hazelevans1971
@hazelevans1971 6 лет назад
Gregory Hughbanks Elvis showed them thou , possibly thought they were better than the Presley's
@johnnynobuddy1
@johnnynobuddy1 5 лет назад
Mr.Freeman was my tour guide once.
@SuperBeachbum74
@SuperBeachbum74 3 года назад
Same here in May 2000 !
@johnnynobuddy1
@johnnynobuddy1 3 года назад
@@SuperBeachbum74 he got a traffic ticket right after sun studios......about 5 yrs later a saw him in tupelo waiting on a group. I told him I remembered him and the ticket. He told me that was a bad memory for him.
@memphistenn77
@memphistenn77 13 лет назад
I Drove by this house so many times i love this house i didnt know you could go inside im going back i been there 22 times!!!!! By the way im from buffalo.n.y!!!!!
@jonburrows2684
@jonburrows2684 5 лет назад
So
@Angelmiserysixtysix
@Angelmiserysixtysix 2 года назад
Good story very accurate.
@d.l.l.6578
@d.l.l.6578 2 года назад
I can understand the neighbors not appreciating crowds, traffic, over parking, trampling their lawns, blocking driveways, noise and disturbance. Would you like it?
@KingRoseArchives
@KingRoseArchives 12 лет назад
@Humes53 You're right it wasn't Lauderdale Courts. The family had moved several times since living there but they hadn't owned a house.
@Meteor62x2
@Meteor62x2 13 лет назад
I love this house. Looks a lot like our lil green ranch 50's home. :)
@GeorgeVreelandHill
@GeorgeVreelandHill 13 лет назад
Great video. Imagine owning a house Elvis owned. This was the one before Graceland too. George Vreeland Hill
@MrPAULONEAL
@MrPAULONEAL 6 лет назад
George Vreeland Hill Elvis never owned Graceland Too...
@dburch7894
@dburch7894 5 лет назад
So, there has been a fire at this house and now it’s been remodeled. No more pool. Added addition. Nothing like when E lived there.
@sarabritt5212
@sarabritt5212 3 года назад
Do you have links?
@lisaanthony505
@lisaanthony505 9 лет назад
Interesting vid.
@MargarethaRydberg
@MargarethaRydberg 9 лет назад
Yes and do you know what? This guy, I and my Swiss girlfriend had as a personal guide in Memphis and Tupelo when we were there 2 years ago and what he didn't know about Elvis; his life, upbringing, marriage and the interesting places to see was hardly anything. He stayed out with us the whole day in his car and drove us around to various interesting places. We really had an awesome day out with him. He also took us to Audobon Drive and many more places and his cost for all this was hardly nothing. Such a nice guy. We even bought his book which he signed for us. I was being recommended to stay in touch with him when we arrived to Memphis from another YT-friend and it was worth every penny.
@lisaanthony505
@lisaanthony505 9 лет назад
Wow! very very interesting! You were both so so lucky!!! Thanks for your infos,Margaretha.
@annlvselvis972
@annlvselvis972 9 лет назад
Very interesting thank you Lisa for sharing :-)
@millybops
@millybops 5 лет назад
Margaretha Rydberg Hi there, thank you so much for sharing this information with everyone ❤️ I’m going to Memphis next year for Elvis week alone unfortunately as my friend I was supposed to be going with can’t make it for health reasons! So I was going to advertise to try and get someone local (an Elvis fanatic like myself) who could keep me company and take me around all of the various places Elvis used to frequent. I would obviously pay them for their trouble and hopefully make a lifelong Elvis friend along with the bargain too 😬 this guy seems to be exactly who I’m looking for, if I give you my email would you possibly be able to give me his contact details OR if your not comfortable in doing that maybe give him my email please?! It would be greatly appreciated if you could do this for me if possible. Kindest regards Louise x ⚡️T.C.B ⚡️
@MrPAULONEAL
@MrPAULONEAL 11 лет назад
Elvis only owned that house for about 1 year...
@unarmedblackguy
@unarmedblackguy 4 года назад
So?
@nurism.8696
@nurism.8696 4 года назад
One year is more than enought.
@russellwright1422
@russellwright1422 Год назад
And for the conclusion of the story, when Elvis got back home and found out how “greatly offended” the surrounding neighbors were, about “his kind”, he said “Hell, if the whole neighborhood’s so damn uppity about my family living on their street than we don’t need to be getting the Hell one of here how!”
@patrickmccarron5059
@patrickmccarron5059 10 лет назад
Interesting
@LEEFORDJAGG
@LEEFORDJAGG 10 лет назад
This is for the serious EAP fan.I got to see the property from the pavement back in 2006.Ditto Jerry Lee's former House on East Shore Drive.
@sarabritt5212
@sarabritt5212 3 года назад
Can you elaborate on jerry lee?
@LEEFORDJAGG
@LEEFORDJAGG 3 года назад
@@sarabritt5212 Jerry Lee Lewis. I have been a fan since I was a teenager in the mid 70’s. Jerry lived at the East Shore Drive is the property he lived in with his 3rd wife Myra and their children. The property is featured in the bio pic ‘Great Balls Of Fire’ staring Denis Quaid and Wyone Ryder
@cstcb1974
@cstcb1974 12 лет назад
Mike Freeman could have made millions buy owning this house.
@mariadefatimamourademirand2845
@mariadefatimamourademirand2845 2 года назад
TRADUZ ESSA REPORTAGEM EM PORTUGUÊS BRASIL. OBRIGADA
@bobroberson9286
@bobroberson9286 3 года назад
AS THEY SHOULD HAVE!!!!
@lindagilbert6888
@lindagilbert6888 3 года назад
Damn neighbors
@Angela-vy5ok
@Angela-vy5ok Год назад
These neighbours were snobs.
@SyriusStarMultimedia
@SyriusStarMultimedia 4 года назад
Discrimination is evil.
@charlestehuia9263
@charlestehuia9263 5 лет назад
Interesting ... upper class .. to good for the PRESLEY family ? Well none of the neighbours will ever be in his league in terms of class,generosity,humanity,and charitable donations and spirit. I guess he showed them now ... how embarrassing for those who opposed the PRESLEY family.
@billbarrett6285
@billbarrett6285 Год назад
There alparently was a class difference between the Presley's and the other people on Audoban Drive. The Presley's had class and the other people in the neighborhood didn't.
@zoranstarcevic7529
@zoranstarcevic7529 5 лет назад
why did elvis not live at beverly hills or miamie beach i would if i was him p/s i am from australia and i am going to buy holiday unit at galveston texas
@KingRoseArchives
@KingRoseArchives 5 лет назад
He did have a home in Beverly Hills, never in Miami, but this was the first home that he owned. He really bought it for his parents. It was quite a big move for them to be able to move out of public housing into their own home in a really nice neighborhood. A dream come true.
@zoranstarcevic7529
@zoranstarcevic7529 5 лет назад
do you know the address and its a shame the house he bought for the cook mary jenkins is in disrepair new owner has no respect for item elvis bought i saw it on google maps
@lisap3344
@lisap3344 3 года назад
@@KingRoseArchives right !
@myvidio88
@myvidio88 5 лет назад
Wow how terrible these people were to the Presley's......
@robert2628
@robert2628 Год назад
Elvis couldn't buy his neighbor's out because The Colonial took most of Elvis's Money 😁 $
@fc7424
@fc7424 2 года назад
Shame you didn't keep it. It's not being respected and it's going to ruin now :(
@uncjim
@uncjim 2 месяца назад
I was there last year, just me and my wife. As a lifelong Elvis fan (since Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel), it was absolutely surreal. One neighbor did walk by with his dog. I guess I expected some kind of Southern friendliness (being from the Northeast)…not a chance, I guess the snootiness never left.
@lindagilbert6888
@lindagilbert6888 4 года назад
Elvis could have bought every one of those houses and Elvis would have done that to piss them off.
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