Rock 'n' Roll Café
We're only a block away from "ground zero" (Graceland itself) now, as evidenced by the touristy-looking view in this photo! The Rock 'n' Roll Cafe and Souvenir Shop was some kind-of-dreary/possibly-sketchy-looking place called Memphis Outlet back in 2014, and yet another of the many places not covered in my 2012 series. Prior to that, I remember it was strictly a souvenir shop for many years ("Souvenir's of Elvis", I think it was called). Glad to see it being used for something Elvis-themed again, actually, and not just souvenirs this time!
Nothing to confirm this in the county records, but I remember this being something called the Fireside Restaurant (it had a fireplace back then, of course(!), which I think was removed for the addition on the left of the building). I remember the food was quite good here as well during the Fireside days, but seems like we only got to eat there a few times before it went out of business. Note also the neon guitar on the Days Inn next door, and an aerial view confirms that the hotel has a guitar-shaped swimming pool as well! Geez, tourists will go ga-ga over anything even remotely Elvis-related it seems XD
Rock 'n' Roll Café
We're only a block away from "ground zero" (Graceland itself) now, as evidenced by the touristy-looking view in this photo! The Rock 'n' Roll Cafe and Souvenir Shop was some kind-of-dreary/possibly-sketchy-looking place called Memphis Outlet back in 2014, and yet another of the many places not covered in my 2012 series. Prior to that, I remember it was strictly a souvenir shop for many years ("Souvenir's of Elvis", I think it was called). Glad to see it being used for something Elvis-themed again, actually, and not just souvenirs this time!
Nothing to confirm this in the county records, but I remember this being something called the Fireside Restaurant (it had a fireplace back then, of course(!), which I think was removed for the addition on the left of the building). I remember the food was quite good here as well during the Fireside days, but seems like we only got to eat there a few times before it went out of business. Note also the neon guitar on the Days Inn next door, and an aerial view confirms that the hotel has a guitar-shaped swimming pool as well! Geez, tourists will go ga-ga over anything even remotely Elvis-related it seems XD