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Arcane transforms into a crane (vehicle) and crane (bird) and robot.
Pay a visit to my blog below for photos and my ramblings /writes of this creation.
With my gorgeous friend Lorraine.
As ever we had a wonderful evening at the Carrington Hotel in Katoomba.
Great friends, wonderful dance music and over the top hospitality.
Transformal number nine was a great success.
"Tout est dans un flux continuel sur la terre. Rien n'y garde une forme constante et arrêtée, et nos affections qui s'attachent aux choses extérieures passent et changent nécessairement comme elles."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlvUepMa31o&feature=related
Claude Debussy
This normally ordinary country lane just a few hundred steps from our front door was transformed into a mid winter wonderland during a fairly rare but substantial snowfall.
I used a Photoshop filter to add a touch of emphasis to this already beautiful scene.
This weekend, I made progress on Violet’s Journey, our animated fairy tale featuring Natalina’s art ducks.
These new mockups show what Violet could look like with a beaded skirt and a new pair of wings, against different backgrounds. For this prototype, I mounted an oval plate between her belly and the robot base, then loosely hung some of Natalina's beads, for discussion purposes. I then superimposed my green screen capture of this prototype against some of the nature photos we used for the first storyboard, as well as a simpler backdrop using silhouetted shapes and gradient lighting.
Our first goal for this test is to cover the wheels and robot parts below the duck’s belly, as they seem out of place for a fairy tale. To that end, we plan to create a beaded curtain, using necklaces from Natalina’s treasure trove of jewels.
The second goal is to make Violet more expressive, as the decoy ducks are static and can’t show their feelings very well. To that end, we’re considering giving her new wings that could flap in different ways to show a range of emotions. These wings could be laser cut out of white or translucent acrylic, backlit with neopixels and made to flap gently with a servo motor attached to the oval float.
Lastly, we are experimenting with different background styles, ranging from photo-realistic backdrops to simpler landscapes with painted shapes and lighting. These simple shapes could be cut out on cardboard -- or laser cut on thin wood: I now have tons of vector files to choose from, besides the chinese landscape I used in this test. Both the forest and the cave would seem easy to implement. This first mockup is very flat, but we can add more color and texture over the laser cut shapes, to make them more real.
What do you think? Is it OK that Violet is not floating on water like a normal duck, but hovering over the ground with a beaded skirt and twitchy wings? How do you like the new backdrop idea? I think this could work if we set it up in a magical world, with surreal landscapes not just photo-realistic nature shots.
View more photos of Violet’s Journey and the Wonderbots experiment: bit.ly/wonderbot-photos
Check out our story guide for this work progress:
docs.google.com/document/d/1ceHph_XI-3m1mBk4lpduQ-JgCzGrH...
The view from our living room window is of a flowering tree. It's nice, but unremarkable. In fact, the small yellow flowers fall and gather on the ground and make a mess.
Nikon D90, AF-S Nikkor 55-200 VR. Several Topaz programs achieved the effect here, with lots of tweaking. Happy Sliders Sunday!
A bar located in a shoutengai (street transformed in a shopping arcade, often located near a station) in Ishibashi
Osaka, Japan
February 2015
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One of the most memorable moments from each Disney Princess fairy tale is the magical transformation into a Disney Princess. These moments are now captured as each of the four Disney Princesses in this assortment makes the dramatic transformation into a beautiful princess sparkling with glitter.
¿Cambian de nombre y se transforman? parece que no.
Estuve averiguando como se llamaban las calles de Santiago a mediados del siglo XX y muchos han cambiado pero la ciudad sigue siendo la misma.
He numerado las calles con su nombre siglo XX y por si no las ubicas he puesto entre qué vías se extiende.
Hubo otras calles cuyos nombres les fueron quitados y fueron a dar a barrios más elegantes.
A fines del siglo XX nos dio un ataque de siutiquería y le volvimos a cambiar su denominación, eso no sale aquí pero si lo quieres comentar bienvenido sea.
LA COMUNA DE SANTIAGO DE MEDIADOS DEL SIGLO XX ERA MAS EXTENSA QUE LA QUE CONOCES HOY. LISTADO SANTIAGONOSTALGICO DE CALLES QUE CAMBIARON DE NOMBRE.
1. Abate Molina (ex-Molina) entre Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 2602-Antofagasta 2601.
2. Abdón Cifuentes (ex-Bilbao) Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 2162- Grajales 2171.
3. Adolfo Ibáñez (ex-Ibáñez) Prieto 1501- Rivera 1502.
4. Adolfo Valderrama (ex-Pedro León Ugalde) Venecia 1751.
5. Agua Santa (ex- Juan M. Dávila Baeza) Avenida Centenario 972.
6. Agustín Edwards (ex- José María Bari) Avenida Beaucheff 1775- Club Hípico.
7. Aillavilu (ex-Zañartu) Puente 870-Bandera 578.
8. Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins (ex-Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins) Plaza Baquedano - Camino Las Rejas. Antes fue la Alameda de Las Delicias entre Portugal y la Estación Central. Acuérdate que más allá se llamaba Latorre.
9. Albano, Avenida (ex-General Freire) Patria Vieja 401- Bernardo O'Higgins 402.
10. Alcalde Dávalos (ex-Aurora) Valentín Letelier 12- Cerro San Cristóbal.
11. Alcalde Flórez (ex-Miguel León Prado) Pedro Montt 2501-Padura 2502
12. Almirante Blanco Encalada, Avenida (ex-Avenida Blanco Encalada) San Ignacio 801-Exposición 800.
13. Almirante Latorre (ex-Simón Bolívar) Avenida Bernardo O’Higgins 2102-Grajales 2099.
14. Almirante Riveros (ex-Galvarino Riveros) Vicuña Mackenna 602-Avenida Seminario 575.
15. Alonso de Reinoso (ex-Hipólito Acevedo) Avenida Centenario 1005-P. Vélez Silva.
16. Allende Padín (ex-Adolfo Menadier) Avenida Beaucheff 1711-Club Hípico.
17. Amalia Errázuriz (ex-Caupolicán) O'Higgins 1387- Carrión 1300.
18. Aristóteles (ex-Luz) Eduardo Covarrubias 3546- Arica 3527.
19. Arriero Estay (ex-Abdón Cifuentes) Ruiz Tagle 64-Ramírez 71.
20. Artemio Gutiérrez (ex-San Pedro) Avenida Matta 452- Zanjón de la Aguada.
21. Arzobispo Subercaseaux (ex-Nueva Antofagasta) Antonio Varas 1361-Aravena 1300.
22. Arzobispo Valdivieso, Avenida (ex-Avenida Valdivieso) San Cristóbal-Recoleta 1501.
23. Arzobispo Valenzuela (ex-Valenzuela Basterrica) Bascuñán Guerrero 2199- San Alfonso 2200.
24. Aurelio Díaz Meza (ex-José Miguel Carrera) Chile 201- Bernardo O'Higgins 200.
15. Baldomero Lillo (ex-José Tomás Ovalle) Avenida Independencia 1397.
27. Belisario Prats (ex-Los Castaños) San José-General Saavedra 1002.
28. Bernal del Mercado (ex-Antonio Varas) Avenida Ecuador 3600-Camino a Melipilla.
29. Blanco Cuartín (ex-Oriente) Salas Errázuriz 2962- San Dionisio 2861.
30. Bombero Adolfo Ossa (ex- Adolfo Ossa) Pablo Urzúa 901- Pérez Cotapos.
31. Bombero Núñez (ex-Almagro) Bellavista 171-Domínica 108.
32. Bravo de Naveda (ex-Manuel Zañartu) Urbano Vergara- Abelardo Pizarro.
33. Bravo de Saravia (ex-Manuel A. Matta) Camino Lo Ruiz- Caupolicán.
34. Cabo Arestey (ex-Alberto Blest Gana) Avenida España 53.
35. Caliche (ex-Manzano 2.a Sección) Balmaceda 500-San Cristóbal 502.
36. Camarico (ex-Luis Ramírez Sanz) Avenida Centenario 957.
37. Campino (ex-General Zenteno) Patria Vieja 301-Bernardo O'Higgins 302.
38. Cancha Rayada (ex-San Rafael) Melipilla 1850-San Sebastián.
39. Cañete, Avenida (ex-Av. Prado) Independencia 2750-Fermín Vivaceta 2681.
40. Carlos Sage (ex-Trinidad) Errázuriz 3501-Río Mapocho.
41. Carlos Walker Martínez (ex- Carlos Walker) Avenida Santa María-Bellavista 0301.
42. Cautín (ex-Paz) San Pablo 2351-Presidente Balmaceda 2352.
43. Clentaru (ex-Andacollo) Avenida Brasil 1142-Avenida Ricardo Cummings. Eso Es cerca de Los Buenos Muchachos.
44 Comandante Canales (ex-Huamachuco 1.a Sección), Fermín Vivaceta 302 Matías Ovalle.
45. Concha Castillo (ex-Pablo A. Urzúa) Bascuñán Guerrero 2101- San Alfonso 2102.
46. Concha y Toro (ex-Enrique Concha y Toro) Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 2131-Erasmo Escala 2150.
47. Conde del Maule (ex-Nogales) Toro Mazotte 52 A.-Amengual 51 A.
48. Coronel Bueras (ex-Bueras) Irene Morales-Estados Unidos.
49. Coronel de la Quintana (ex-Quintana) Zenteno 1902-Rivera 1902.
50. Coronel del Canto (ex-Coronel Bueras) Chile 501-O'Higgins 500.
51. Coronel Godoy (ex-Córdoba) Jorge Meléndez 4202-Sucre 4201.
52. Coronel Souper (ex-Sucre) Ruiz Tagle 201-Amengual 202.
53. Corte Suprema (ex-Martín de Aranda) Vidaurre 1445- Olivares 1446.
54. Cueto (ex-General Korner) Erasmo Escala 2601- Avenida Presidente Balmaceda.
55. Cura Marchant (ex-Enrique Richard) Porvenir 780-Avenida Matta 781.
56. David Arellano (ex-Avenida Correa) Independencia 2602- Avenida Presidente Balmaceda.
57. Dávila Baeza (ex-Dávila) Recoleta 402-Independencia 401.
58. Díaz Ramos (ex-Fuentes) San Cristóbal 501-Vera 500.
59. Diego de Almeyda (ex-Arzobispo Errázuriz) Andrés Bello 939.
60. Diego Portales, Avenida (ex-Portales 1.a Sección) General Korner 202-Avenida Matucana 201.
61. Doce de Febrero, Avenida (ex- Avenida Presidente Bulnes), Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 1250-Plaza Almagro-Llano Subercaseaux.
62. Doctor Corvalán Melgarejo (ex-Manuel Barros Borgoño) Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 267.
63. Doctor García Guerrero (ex-Prado) Mapocho 3601-Ramón Barros Luco 3602.
64. Doctor Moore (ex-Manuel Montt 1.a Sección) Al Oeste de Vergara 100.
65. Doctor Ostornol (ex-Doctor Torres Boonen) Avenida El Salto 2002-Avenida Recoleta 2021.
66. Doctor Raimundo Charlín (ex-Balmaceda) Avenida Recoleta 802-Santos Dumont.
67. Duque de Kent (ex-Argentina) La Montaña-Avenida El Salto.
68. Educadora Adela Edwards (ex-Inés de Suárez) Avenida Chile 901-Huanaco 2251.
69. Eistein, Avenida (ex-Avenida Centenario) Camino del Salto- Independencia 2301.
70. El Quijote (ex-M. Salamanca) Sargento Aldea 1470-Ñuble 1431.
71. El Roble (ex-Roble) Avenida El Salto 2402-Huanaco 2401.
72. Espiñeira (ex-Fresia) Molina 1401-San Vicente 1401.
73. Estudiantes (ex-Nueva Lillo) Loreto 351.
74. Eusebio Lillo (ex-Lillo) Río de Janeiro 402-Recoleta 401.
75. Federico Hansen (ex-Jorge Meléndez) Toro Mazotte 19- Córdoba 21.
76. Franciscano Bardesi (ex-Acevedo) Avenida Brasil 1202- Avenida Cumming 1201.
77. Franciscano de Zúñiga (ex-San Sebastián San Juan-San Rafael.
78. Francisco Puelma (ex-Ricardo Matte) Bellavista 0952- Valentín Letelier 951.
79. Francisco Pizarro, Avenida (ex-Avenida Pizarro 2.a Sección) Subercaseaux 2701-San Manuel-San Joaquín 2701.
80. Fray Andresito (ex-Valdivieso) Diez de Julio 48.
81. Fray Luis de la Peña (ex-Lincoyán) Molina 1101-Exposición 1102.
82. Fucsias (ex-Rodolfo Irarrázaval) Avenida Centenario 949.
Gabriel de Avilés (ex-Ernesto Riquelme) Zañartu 1025-Presidente Balmaceda 1030.
83. Gamero (ex-O'Higgins) Avenida Independencia 902- General Bulnes.
85. García de Cáceres (ex-San Rafael) Avenida General Velásquez 651-Toro Mazotte.
86. Garcilaso de la Vega (ex-Arturo Pérez Canto) Placer 630- Ferrocarril de Circunvalación.
87. Gaspar Cabrales (ex-Atahualpa) San Ignacio 570. EL CORNETA DE LA Esmeralda acuérdate.
88. Gaspar de la Barrera (ex-San José) Avenida El Mirador- Melipilla 1502.
89. Gavilán (ex-Coronel Dávila Baeza) Doctor Torres Boonen 471-25 de Mayo.
90. General Aracena (ex-Agustín R. Edwards) Pedro Lagos 1070.
91. General Baquedano (ex-Baquedano) Catedral 2101-Av. Presidente Balmaceda.
92. General Borgoño (ex-Borgoño) Av. Independencia 102- Escanilla.
93. General Bulnes (ex-Bulnes) Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 2401- Avenida Presidente Balmaceda.
94. General Concha Pedregal (ex-Errázuriz) Colón 1701-O'Higgins 1702.
95. General de la Lastra (ex-Nueva de Lastra) Avenida Recoleta 302-Rengifo 301.
96. General Gana (ex-Concepción) San Luis Cousiño 1902.
97. General García (ex-General Holley) Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 2202.
98. General González Balcarse (ex-Concepción) Polígono 1900-Beaucheff 1902.
99. General Jarpa (ex-San Gerardo) Lautaro 2950-Tucapel 2951.
100. General Las Heras (ex-Las Heras) San Ignacio 501-502.
101. General Pinto Concha (ex-Pinto Concha) Eduardo Garcés Rojas- Bulnes-Balmaceda.
102. General Prieto (ex-Prieto) Independencia 202-Fermín Vivaceta 51.
103. General Rondizzoni (ex-Rondizzoni) San Ignacio 1801-Avenida Mirador.
104. Germán del Sol (ex-El Arrayán) Brasil 58.
105. Grumete Bustos (ex-Pastor Ovalle) Zenteno 2201-O'Higgins 2202.
106. Guernica (ex-Salas) Amengual 241.
107. Héctor Barreto (ex-Ratinoff) Carmen 751.
108. Hermano Eyraud (ex-Granadillas) 5 de Abril 4302-Javiera Salas.
109. Hermanos Amunátegui (ex-Amunátegui) Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins-Avenida Presidente Balmaceda. La verdad es que le seguimos llamando Amunategui solamente.
110. Hipólito Villegas (ex-San José) Melipilla 2201- Antonio Varas 1752.
111. Huanaco (ex-Santa María) Santa Laura 1387-Avenida Centenario 980.
112. Hugo Donoso (ex-Ignacio Carrera Pinto) Placer 680- Ferrocarril de Circunvalación.
113. Hurtado de Mendoza (ex-Infante) Amunátegui 952-San Martín 951.Habia prostíbulos casa por medio las otras eraN de putas.
114. Ingeniero Birt (ex-Miguel Amunátegui) Andrés Bello 291- Domingo Santa María 290.
115. Ingeniero Obrecht (ex-Avenida Pedro Montt) Arauco 626- Bío-Bío 625.
116. Ingeniero Stuven (ex-Sur 50) Esperanza 50.
117. Intendente Cousiño (ex-Sotomayor Neuhaus) Huérfanos 1460. Es por el hijo de don Benjamín.
118. Irisarri (ex- Manuel Marambio) Fariña 471 Juárez 780.
119. Isabel Riquelme (ex-Pío X) Bellavista 0320.
120. Joaquín Vicuña (ex-Covarrubias) Porvenir 250-Avenida Matta 251.
121. Jofré (ex-Mariscal Alcázar) Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 200-Ramón Carnicer.
122. José Alberto Bravo (calle Nueva) Nataniel 79.
123. José Luis Coo (ex-Bélgica) Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 3476-M Thompson.
124. José Miguel Carrera, Avenida (ex-Carrera) Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 2002-Blanco Encala. En algunas publicaciones la he visto como Hermanos Carrera.
125. José Toribio Medina (ex-Doce de Febrero) Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 2001-Santa Mónica.
126. Juan José Carrera (ex-Carrera) Avenida General Velásquez 701- Toro Mazotte.
127. Juan N. Espejo (ex-Central) Pablo Urzúa 2850-Valenzuela Basterrica.
128. Juan Ramsay (ex-Sucre) Madrid 671 General Urriola 670.
129. La Araucana (ex-San Camilo) Avenida General Velásquez 751- Toro Mazotte 752.
130. La Colonia (ex-Colonia) Chile 701-Robles 700.
131. La Placilla (ex-Placilla) Avenida Ecuador 4312-5 de abril 4301.
132. Las Hiedras (ex-Jiménez Torrejón Pasaje) Agustinas 630.
133. Lincoln (ex-Lautaro) Molina 901-Exposición 900.
134. Lisperguer (ex-Eduardo Covarrubias) San Borja 351-Jotabeche 700.
135. Logroño (ex-Helvecia) Antonio Varas 1800.
136. Longaví (ex-Poniente) Salas Errázuriz 2862-San Dionisio 2861.
137. Los Algarrobos (ex-Alberto Romero) Franklin 1402-Placer 1401.
138. Los Canelos (ex-Ricardo González) San José 3052- Salas Errázuriz 3051.
139. Los Muermos (ex-Ramírez) Avenida Ecuador 3902-Nueva Antofagasta.
140. Los Olivos (ex-Olivos) Avenida Recoleta 602-Avenida Independencia 701.º
141. Los Piñones (ex-El Peumo) Bellavista 1001-Santa María 1002.
142. Los Vecinos (ex-Ibáñez) Loreto 401.
143. Luis Risopatrón (ex-Manuel Silva) Beaucheff 1741-Avenida Club Hípico.
144. Maestra Lidia Torres (ex-Nueva Balmaceda) Cerro San Cristóbal-Manzano 802.
145. Málaga (ex-Granada) Avenida Santa María 1251.
146. Malaquías Concha (ex-San Joaquín) Vicuña Mackenna 650- Eucaliptus 601.
147. Manuel Antonio Matta, Avenida (ex-Matta y Matta Oriente) Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 1101-Avenida Viel 1102-San Eugenio 202-Avenida Ñuñoa 201, fue la avenida de Los Monos.
148. Manuel A. Tocornal (ex-Tocornal 1.a y 2.a Sección) Jofré 450-Coquimbo 451-Santa Elvira 476-Zanjón de la Aguada.
149. Manuel de Amat (ex-Salas Errázuriz) Bascuñán Guerrero 1602-Exposición 1601.
150. Manuel Vásquez (ex-Manuel Vásquez R.) Toro Mazotte 51- Córdoba 52.
151. Maquinista Escobar (ex-Caupolicán) Molina 1001-Exposición 102.
152. Marga-Marga (ex-San Luis) Eucaliptus 530.
153. María Graham (ex-Chorrillos) San Cristóbal-Avenida Recoleta 1401.
154. Marinero Díaz (Ex-Capitán Orella) Bernardo O'Higgins 3452-M. Thomson.
155. Marinero Pedro Aros (ex-Eduardo Edwards) General Velásquez 501- Gandarillas.
156. Marta Arteaga (ex-Marta Arteaga de V.) San Diego 1147- Gálvez 1150.
157. Martínez Quevedo (ex-Nogales) Avenida Recoleta 2350- Centenario 625.
158. Maturana (ex-Fontecilla y Maturana) Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 2201-Plaza Brasil-Avenida Presidente Balmaceda 2202.
159. Mayor Angulo (ex-Arturo Edwards) Avenida Matta 1552- Marina de Gaete 1551.
160. Méjico, Avenida (ex-Avenida Chile) El Salto 2201-Guanaco 2201.
161. Mercedes Fontecilla (ex-Jaraquemada) Zenteno 2401-Rivera 2402.
162. Miguel León Prado (ex-León Prado) Vicuña Mackenna 1451- Santa Rosa 1450.
163. Mistral (ex-Mercurio) Antonio Varas 1501.
164. Monitor Araucano (ex-Valentín Letelier) Monte Carmelo 39-Aurora.
165. Montecarlo (ex-Monte Carmelo) Bellavista 0602- Cerro San Cristóbal.
166. Naturalista Pavón (ex-Santa Adela) Avenida General Velásquez 801-Toro Mazotte.
167. Nicanor Plaza (ex-Marta) Santa Elena 1565.
168. Nicolás de Gárnica (ex-25 de Mayo) Camino El Salto-Avenida Recoleta 2077.
169. Obispo del Pozo (ex-Santa Ana) Avenida Chile 301-Roble 302.
170. Obispo Edwards (ex-Castro Montt) Domeyko 1970-Blanco Encalada 1975.
171. Orleans (ex-Juana de Arco) Avenida Valdivieso 489.
172. Padre Las Casas (ex-San Diego) Fermín Vivaceta 1202-L Weinstein 351.
173. Padre López (ex-Victoria) Avenida Correa 1301-Prado 1602.
174. Padre Luis de Valdivia (ex-Valdivia) José Victorino Lastarria 201-Cerro 200.antiguo Callejón de Los Patos.
175. Padre Orellana (ex-San Luis de Francia) Avenida Matta 202- Franklin 201.
176. Paredones (ex-Nueva de Ovalle) Colón 2001-O'Higgins 2202.
177. Patria Nueva (ex-San Luis) San Pablo 4101-Santo Domingo 4102.
178. Patronato (ex-Manuel Vásquez) Avenida Santa María 401- Buenos Aires 410.
179. Pedro Antonio González (ex-Atacama) Antonio Varas 1401.
180. Pedro Bannen (ex-San Ramón) General Bustamante-Avenida Seminario 275.
181. Pedro León Ugalde (ex-Washington) Avenida Matta 332-Franklin 312.
182. Pérez Canto (ex-Arturo Pérez Canto) Placer 630-Ferrocarril de Circunvalación.
183. Pérez Freire (ex-Polígono) Avenida Rondizzoni 2002- Concepción 2001.
184. Phillips (ex-Central) Merced 801-Monjitas 870antigua galería San Carlos.
185. Pilcomayo (ex-Ramón Barros Luco) Bascuñán Guerrero 2201- San Alfonso 2202.
186. Piloto Pardo (ex-Edwards) 5 de Abril 3952-Arica 3951.
187. Pintor Cicarelli (ex-Berna) Santa Rosa 2420.
188. Presidente Balmaceda, Avenida (ex-Presidente Balmaceda) Parque Forestal-Matucana-Errázuriz.
189. Presidente Errázuriz Zañartu (ex-Errázuriz) Libertad 1502- Matucana 1501.
190. Presidente Pinto (ex-Pinto) Independencia 400-Matías Ovalle 101.
191. Profesor Zañartu (ex-Panteón) Monserrat 1100- Independencia 1101.
192. Puma (ex-León 1.a y 2.a Sección) Vera 401-Schlak 400-Delfina León Avenida Valdivieso 400.
193. Punta Arenas (ex-Irarrázaval) Bellavista 0630.
194. Purén Indómito (ex-San Jorge) Maule 510-Ñuble 551.
195. Quechereguas (ex-San Rafael) Avenida Portales 2741-Huérfanos 2744.
196. Quidora (ex-Santa Corina) San Alfonso 1241-Conferencia 1250.
197. Rafael Sotomayor (ex-Sotomayor 1.a y 2.a Sección) Avenida Bernardo O'Higgins 2651-Mapocho 2702-Castillo 2701-Yungay 2702.
198. Ramón Subercaseaux (ex-Subercaseaux) Avenida El Mirador- Melipilla 1200.
199. Rapa Nui (ex-Francisco Villagra) Cerro San Cristóbal- Avenida Perú.
200. Raulí (ex-Freire) Santa Victoria 340 - Diez de julio 331.
201. Raza Chilena (ex-Nicolás Palacios) Avenida Hipódromo Chile 1290.
202. Reñaca (ex-Barros Arana) Vicuña Mackenna 19.
203. Rivas Vicuña (ex-Torreblanca) San Pablo 3601 - Mapocho 3602.
204. Rosauro Acuña (ex-San Juan) Sierra Bella 1351- Santiago Concha 1350.
205. Rouget de L'Isle (ex-Rodríguez) Lafayette 1802 Los Castaños 1805.
206. Ruiz de Gamboa (ex-Darío Zañartu) Bellavista 0373 - Avenida Santa María.
207. Salvador Sanfuentes (ex-Manuel Montt 1.a Sección) Simón Bolívar 101 - Exposición 102.
208. San Camilo (ex-Camilo Henríquez 1.a Sección), Rancagua 202 - Avenida Matta 201.
209. Santiaguillo (ex-Valparaíso) Arturo Prat 1201 - Avenida Viel 1202.
210 Sara del Campo (ex - Egaña) Carmen 101 - San Isidro 102.
211. Sepúlveda Leyton (ex-Francisco Huneeus) Bascuñán Guerrero 1702 Exposición 1702.
212. Siria (ex - Mercedes) Plaza Yarur - Bascuñán Guerrero 2062.
213. Tabaré (ex - Montevideo 2.a Sección) Balmaceda 401 - San Cristóbal 402.
214. Temuco (ex - Cornelio 2°. Aravena) Germán Yungue 4100 - Antofagasta.
215. Teniente Bisson (ex - Matías Ovalle) Zenteno 2301 - O'Higgins 2302.
216. Ventura Lavalle (ex - Santa Teresa) Portugal 1201 - Santa Rosa 1176.
217. Veteranos del 79 (ex - Manuel Valenzuela) General Velásquez 1101 - C. 2.° Aravena.
218. Vichuquén (ex - Blanco) Jofré 430 - Tocornal 300.
219. Víctor Cuccuini (ex- Bernardo O'Higgins) El Salto 2505 - Robles 710.
220. Villarrica (ex- Doctor Torres Boonen), Avenida El Salto 2002 - Avenida Recoleta 2021.
221. Violier (ex Rosa Waugh de Violier), Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 145.
222. Virreinato (ex - Rivera Miranda) Vicuña Mackenna 631.
This weekend, I made progress on Violet’s Journey, our animated fairy tale featuring Natalina’s art ducks.
These new mockups show what Violet could look like with a beaded skirt and a new pair of wings, against different backgrounds. For this prototype, I mounted an oval plate between her belly and the robot base, then loosely hung some of Natalina's beads, for discussion purposes. I then superimposed my green screen capture of this prototype against some of the nature photos we used for the first storyboard, as well as a simpler backdrop using silhouetted shapes and gradient lighting.
Our first goal for this test is to cover the wheels and robot parts below the duck’s belly, as they seem out of place for a fairy tale. To that end, we plan to create a beaded curtain, using necklaces from Natalina’s treasure trove of jewels.
The second goal is to make Violet more expressive, as the decoy ducks are static and can’t show their feelings very well. To that end, we’re considering giving her new wings that could flap in different ways to show a range of emotions. These wings could be laser cut out of white or translucent acrylic, backlit with neopixels and made to flap gently with a servo motor attached to the oval float.
Lastly, we are experimenting with different background styles, ranging from photo-realistic backdrops to simpler landscapes with painted shapes and lighting. These simple shapes could be cut out on cardboard -- or laser cut on thin wood: I now have tons of vector files to choose from, besides the chinese landscape I used in this test. Both the forest and the cave would seem easy to implement. This first mockup is very flat, but we can add more color and texture over the laser cut shapes, to make them more real.
What do you think? Is it OK that Violet is not floating on water like a normal duck, but hovering over the ground with a beaded skirt and twitchy wings? How do you like the new backdrop idea? I think this could work if we set it up in a magical world, with surreal landscapes not just photo-realistic nature shots.
View more photos of Violet’s Journey and the Wonderbots experiment: bit.ly/wonderbot-photos
Check out our story guide for this work progress:
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Elvis Aaron Presley[a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often referred to mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy.
Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA Victor single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. Within a year, RCA would sell ten million Presley singles. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, Presley became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll; though his performative style and promotion of the then-marginalized sound of African Americans[6] led to him being widely considered a threat to the moral well-being of the White American youth.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts, however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. Some of his most famous films included Jailhouse Rock (1957), Blue Hawaii (1961), and Viva Las Vegas (1964). In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habits severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.
Having sold over 400 million records worldwide, Presley is recognized as the best-selling solo music artist of all time by Guinness World Records. He was commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, rhythm & blues, adult contemporary, and gospel. Presley won three Grammy Awards, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame. He holds several records, including the most RIAA-certified gold and platinum albums, the most albums charted on the Billboard 200, the most number-one albums by a solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, and the most number-one singles by any act on the UK Singles Chart. In 2018, Presley was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Vernon Elvis (April 10, 1916 – June 26, 1979) and Gladys Love (née Smith; April 25, 1912 – August 14, 1958) Presley in a two-room shotgun house that his father built for the occasion. Elvis's identical twin brother, Jesse Garon Presley, was delivered 35 minutes before him, stillborn. Presley became close to both parents and formed an especially close bond with his mother. The family attended an Assembly of God church, where he found his initial musical inspiration.
A photo of Elvis's parents at the Historic Blue Moon Museum in Verona, Mississippi
Presley's father Vernon was of German, Scottish and English origins. He was a descendant of the Harrison family of Virginia through his ancestor Tunis Hood. Presley's mother Gladys was Scots-Irish with some French Norman ancestry. His mother and the rest of the family believed that her great-great-grandmother, Morning Dove White, was Cherokee. This belief was restated by Elvis's granddaughter Riley Keough in 2017. Elaine Dundy, in her biography, supports the belief.
Vernon moved from one odd job to the next, showing little ambition. The family often relied on help from neighbors and government food assistance. In 1938, they lost their home after Vernon was found guilty of altering a check written by his landowner and sometime-employer. He was jailed for eight months, while Gladys and Elvis moved in with relatives.
In September 1941, Presley entered first grade at East Tupelo Consolidated, where his teachers regarded him as "average". He was encouraged to enter a singing contest after impressing his schoolteacher with a rendition of Red Foley's country song "Old Shep" during morning prayers. The contest, held at the Mississippi–Alabama Fair and Dairy Show on October 3, 1945, was his first public performance. The ten-year-old Presley stood on a chair to reach the microphone and sang "Old Shep". He recalled placing fifth. A few months later, Presley received his first guitar for his birthday; he had hoped for something else—by different accounts, either a bicycle or a rifle. Over the following year, he received basic guitar lessons from two of his uncles and the new pastor at the family's church. Presley recalled, "I took the guitar, and I watched people, and I learned to play a little bit. But I would never sing in public. I was very shy about it."
In September 1946, Presley entered a new school, Milam, for sixth grade; he was regarded as a loner. The following year, he began bringing his guitar to school on a daily basis. He played and sang during lunchtime and was often teased as a "trashy" kid who played hillbilly music. By then, the family was living in a largely black neighborhood. Presley was a devotee of Mississippi Slim's show on the Tupelo radio station WELO. He was described as "crazy about music" by Slim's younger brother, who was one of Presley's classmates and often took him into the station. Slim supplemented Presley's guitar instruction by demonstrating chord techniques. When his protégé was 12 years old, Slim scheduled him for two on-air performances. Presley was overcome by stage fright the first time, but succeeded in performing the following week.
In November 1948, the family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. After residing for nearly a year in rooming houses, they were granted a two-bedroom apartment in the public housing complex known as the Lauderdale Courts. Enrolled at L. C. Humes High School, Presley received only a C in music in eighth grade. When his music teacher told him that he had no aptitude for singing, he brought in his guitar the next day and sang a recent hit, "Keep Them Cold Icy Fingers Off Me", to prove otherwise. A classmate later recalled that the teacher "agreed that Elvis was right when he said that she didn't appreciate his kind of singing". He was usually too shy to perform openly and was occasionally bullied by classmates who viewed him as a "mama's boy".
In 1950, he began practicing guitar regularly under the tutelage of Lee Denson, a neighbor two and a half years his senior. They and three other boys—including two future rockabilly pioneers, brothers Dorsey and Johnny Burnette—formed a loose musical collective that played frequently around the Courts. That September, he began working as an usher at Loew's State Theater. Other jobs followed at Precision Tool, Loew's again, and MARL Metal Products. Presley also helped Jewish neighbors, the Fruchters, by being their shabbos goy.
During his junior year, Presley began to stand out more among his classmates, largely because of his appearance: he grew his sideburns and styled his hair with rose oil and Vaseline. In his free time, he would head down to Beale Street, the heart of Memphis's thriving blues scene, and gaze longingly at the wild, flashy clothes in the windows of Lansky Brothers. By his senior year, he was wearing those clothes. Overcoming his reticence about performing outside the Lauderdale Courts, he competed in Humes' Annual "Minstrel" show in April 1953. Singing and playing guitar, he opened with "Till I Waltz Again with You", a recent hit for Teresa Brewer. Presley recalled that the performance did much for his reputation: "I wasn't popular in school ... I failed music—only thing I ever failed. And then they entered me in this talent show ... when I came onstage I heard people kind of rumbling and whispering and so forth, 'cause nobody knew I even sang. It was amazing how popular I became in school after that."
Presley, who received no formal music training and could not read music, studied and played by ear. He also frequented record stores that provided jukeboxes and listening booths to customers. He knew all of Hank Snow's songs, and he loved records by other country singers such as Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, Ted Daffan, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmie Davis, and Bob Wills. The Southern gospel singer Jake Hess, one of his favorite performers, was a significant influence on his ballad-singing style. He was a regular audience member at the monthly All-Night Singings downtown, where many of the white gospel groups that performed reflected the influence of African-American spiritual music. He adored the music of black gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Like some of his peers, he may have attended blues venues—of necessity, in the segregated South—only on nights designated for exclusively white audiences. He certainly listened to the regional radio stations, such as WDIA-AM, that played "race records": spirituals, blues, and the modern, backbeat-heavy sound of rhythm and blues. Many of his future recordings were inspired by local African-American musicians such as Arthur Crudup and Rufus Thomas. B.B. King recalled that he had known Presley before he was popular when they both used to frequent Beale Street. By the time he graduated from high school in June 1953, Presley had already singled out music as his future.
Graceland is a mansion on a 13.8-acre (5.6-hectare) estate in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, which was once owned by the rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. His daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, inherited Graceland after his death in 1977. Following Lisa Marie Presley's death in 2023, the mansion is to be inherited by her daughters. In addition to being the final resting place of Elvis Presley himself, the property contains the graves of his parents, paternal grandmother and grandson, and contains a memorial to Presley's stillborn twin brother. In addition, Lisa Marie Presley will be buried there.
Graceland is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the Whitehaven neighborhood, about nine miles (14 kilometers) south of central Memphis and fewer than four miles (6.4 km) north of the Mississippi border.[5] It was opened to the public as a house museum on June 7, 1982. The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1991, becoming the first site recognized for significance related to rock music. Graceland was declared a National Historic Landmark on March 27, 2006, also a first for such a site. Graceland attracts more than 650,000 visitors annually.
Graceland Farms was originally owned by Stephen C. Toof, founder of S.C. Toof & Co., the oldest commercial printing firm in Memphis. He worked previously as the pressroom foreman of the Memphis newspaper, the Memphis Daily Appeal. The "grounds" (before the mansion was built in 1939) were named after Toof's daughter, Grace. She inherited the farm/property from her father in 1894. After her death, the property was passed to her niece Ruth Moore, a Memphis socialite. Together with her husband, Thomas Moore, Ruth Moore commissioned construction of a 10,266-square-foot (953.7 m2) Colonial Revival style mansion in 1939. The house was designed by architects Furbringer and Ehrman.
After Elvis Presley began his musical career, he purchased a $40,000 home for himself and his family at 1034 Audubon Drive in Memphis. As his success and fame grew, especially after his appearances on television, the number of fans who would congregate outside the house multiplied. Presley's neighbors, although happy to have a celebrity living nearby, soon concluded that the constant gathering of fans and journalists was a nuisance.
In early 1957, Presley gave his parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley, a budget of $100,000 and asked them to find a "farmhouse"-like property to purchase, with buffer space around it. At the time, Graceland was located in southern Shelby County, several miles south of Memphis' main urban area. In later years, Memphis would expand with residential developments, resulting in Graceland being surrounded by other properties. Presley purchased Graceland on March 19, 1957, for the amount of $102,500.
Later that year, Presley invited Richard Williams and singer Buzz Cason to the house. Cason said: "We proceeded to clown around on the front porch, striking our best rock 'n' roll poses and snapping pictures with the little camera. We peeked in the not-yet-curtained windows and got a kick out of the pastel colored walls in the front rooms with shades of bright reds and purples that Elvis most certainly had picked out." Presley was fond of claiming that the US government had mooted a visit to Graceland by Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union, "to see how in America a fellow can start out with nothing and, you know, make good."
After Gladys died in 1958 aged 46, Presley's father Vernon remarried to Dee Stanley in 1960, and the couple lived at Graceland for a time. There was some discord between Presley and his stepmother Dee at Graceland, however. Elaine Dundy, who wrote about Presley and his mother, said that
"Vernon had settled down with Dee where Gladys had once reigned, while Dee herself – when Elvis was away – had taken over the role of mistress of Graceland so thoroughly as to rearrange the furniture and replace the very curtains that Gladys had approved of." This was too much for the singer, who still loved his late mother deeply. One afternoon, "a van arrived ... and all Dee's household's goods, clothes, 'improvements,' and her own menagerie of pets, were loaded on ... while Vernon, Dee and her three children went by car to a nearby house on Hermitage until they finally settled into a house on Dolan Drive which ran alongside Elvis' estate."
According to Mark Crispin Miller, Graceland became for Presley "the home of the organization that was himself, was tended by a large vague clan of Presleys and deputy Presleys, each squandering the vast gratuities which Elvis used to keep his whole world smiling." The author adds that Presley's father Vernon "had a swimming pool in his bedroom", that there "was a jukebox next to the swimming pool, containing Elvis' favorite records", and that the singer himself "would spend hours in his bedroom, watching his property on a closed-circuit television." According to the singer's cousin, Billy Smith, Presley spent the night at Graceland with Smith and his wife Jo many times: "we were all three there talking for hours about everything in the world! Sometimes he would have a bad dream and come looking for me to talk to, and he would actually fall asleep in our bed with us."
Priscilla Beaulieu lived at Graceland for five years before she and Presley wed in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 1, 1967. Their daughter Lisa Marie Presley was born on February 1, 1968, and spent the first years of her life on the estate. After her parents divorced in 1972, her mother moved with the girl to California. Every year around Christmas, Lisa Marie Presley and all her family would go to Graceland to celebrate Christmas together. Lisa Marie often returned to Graceland for visits.
When Elvis would tour, staying in hotels, "the rooms would be remodeled in advance of his arrival, so as to make the same configurations of space as he had at home – the Graceland mansion. His furniture would arrive, and he could unwind after his performances in surroundings which were completely familiar and comforting." 'The Jungle Room' was described as being "an example of particularly lurid kitsch."[
On August 16, 1977, Presley died aged 42 at Graceland. The official cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia, although later toxicology reports strongly suggested that polypharmacy was the primary cause of death; "fourteen drugs were found in Elvis' system, with several drugs such as codeine in significant quantities. Presley lay in repose in a 900-pound (410 kg), copper-lined coffin just inside the foyer; more than 3,500 of his mourning fans passed by to pay their respects. A private funeral with 200 mourners was held on August 18, 1977, in the house, with the casket placed in front of the stained glass doorway of the music room. Graceland continued to be occupied by members of the family until the death of Presley's aunt Delta in 1993, who had moved in at Elvis's invitation after her husband's death. Elvis's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, inherited the estate in 1993 when she turned 25.
Presley's tombstone, along with those of his parents Gladys and Vernon Presley, and his grandmother Minnie Mae Presley, are installed in the Meditation Garden next to the mansion. They can be visited during the mansion tours or for free before the mansion tours begin. A memorial gravestone for Presley's stillborn twin brother, Jesse Garon, is also at the site.
In 2019, the owners of Graceland threatened to leave Memphis unless the city provided tax incentives. The Memphis City Council subsequently voted on a deal to help fund a $100 million expansion of Graceland.
Constructed at the top of a hill and surrounded by rolling pastures and a grove of oak trees, Graceland is designed by the Memphis architectural firm, Furbringer and Erhmanis. It's a two-story, five-bay residence in the Colonial Revival style, with a side-facing gabled roof covered in asphalt shingles, a central two-story projecting pedimented portico, and two one-story wings on the north and south sides. Attached to the wing is an additional one-story stuccoed wing, which was originally a garage that houses up to four cars. The mansion has two chimneys; one on the north side's exterior wall, the second rising through the south side's roof ridge. The central block's front and side facades are veneered with tan Tishomingo limestone from Mississippi and its rear wall is stuccoed, as are the one-story wings. The front facade fenestration on the first floor includes 9x9 double-hung windows set in arched openings with wooden panels above, and 6x6 double-hung windows on the second floor.
Flanked by two marble lions, four stone steps ascend from the driveway to the two-story central projecting pedimented portico. The pediment has dentils and a small, leaded oval window in the center while the portico contains four Corinthian columns with capitals modeled after architect James Stuart's conjectural porticos for the "Tower of the Winds" in Athens, Greece. The portico's cornered columns are matched by pilasters on the front facade. The doorway has a broken arched pediment, full entablature, and engaged columns while its transom and sidelights contain elaborate and colorful stained glass. And above the main entrance is another rectangular window, completed with a shallow iron balcony.
Graceland is 17,552 square feet (1,630.6 m2) and has a total of 23 rooms, including eight bedrooms and bathrooms. To the right of the Entrance Hall, through an elliptical-arched opening with classical details, is the Living Room. The Living Room contains a 15-foot-long (4.6 m) white couch against the wall overlooking the front yard. To the left are two white sofas, a china cabinet and a fireplace with a mirrored wall. The painting that hangs in the room was Elvis' last Christmas present from his father, Vernon, and also displayed are photographs of Elvis' parents Vernon and Gladys, Elvis and Lisa Marie. Behind an adjoined doorway is the Music Room, framed by vivid large peacocks set in stained glass and contains a black baby grand piano and a 1950s style TV. And the third adjacent room is a bedroom that was occupied by Elvis' parents. The walls, carpet, dresser, and queen size bed are bright white with the bed draped in a velvet-looking dark purple bedspread along with an en-suite full bathroom done in pink.
To the left of the Entrance Hall, mirroring the Living Room, is the Dining Room, headlined by a massive crystal chandelier. It features six plush chairs in golden metal frames set around a marble table, all of which are placed on black marble flooring in the center with carpet around the perimeter. Connected to the Dining Room is the Kitchen, which was used by Elvis' aunt Delta until her death in 1993 before it was opened to the public two years later.
The original one-story wing on the north end of the residence includes a mechanical room, bedroom, and bath. In the mid-1960s, Presley enlarged the house to create a den known as the Jungle Room which features an indoor waterfall of cut field stone on the north wall. The room also contains items both related to and imported from the state of Hawaii because, after starring in the tropical film "Blue Hawaii" (1961), the musician wanted to bring some memorabilia from The Aloha State to his mansion, which gives visitors the same feeling. In 1976, the Jungle Room was converted into a recording studio, where he recorded the bulk of his final two albums, From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee (1976) and Moody Blue (1977); these were his final known recordings in a studio setting.[27] During the mid-1960s expansion of the house, Presley constructed a large wing on the south side of the main house that was a sidewalk, between the music room in the original one-story wing and the swimming pool area, that connected to the house by a small enclosed gallery. The new wing initially housed a slot car track and to store his many items of appreciation, but was later remodeled to what is now known as the Trophy Building, which now features an exhibit about the Presley family, and includes Priscilla's wedding dress, Elvis' wedding tuxedo, Lisa Marie's toy chest and baby clothes and more.
The Entrance Hall contains a white staircase leading to the house's second floor with a wall of mirrors. However, the second floor is not open to visitors, out of respect for the Presley family, and partially to avoid any improper focus on the bathroom which was the site of his death. Still, it features Elvis' bedroom at the southwest corner that connects to his dressing room and bathroom in the northwest. His daughter Lisa Marie's bedroom is in the northeast corner, and in the southeast is a bedroom that served as a private personal office for the musician. The floor has been untouched since the day Elvis died and is rarely seen by non-family members.
Downstairs in the basement is the TV room, where Elvis often watched three television sets at once, and was within close reach of a wet bar. The three TV sets are built into the room's south wall and there's a stereo, and cabinets for Elvis' record collection. And painted on the west wall is The King's 1970s logo of a lightning bolt and cloud with the initials TCB, both of which represent 'taking care of business in a flash'. And the last room in the mansion opposite of the TV room is the billiard room; an avid billiards player, Elvis bought the pool table in 1960 and had the walls and ceiling covered with 350–400 yards of pleated cotton fabric after the two basement rooms were remodeled in 1974. The pool balls are arranged just the way they were in the musician's final days along with a strict warning sign to visitors that says "Please Do Not Touch! Thank You!" in capital letters. And in one corner of the pool table, there's a rip in the green felt, which was caused by one of Elvis' friends in a failed attempt of a trick shot.
Critics such as Albert Goldman write: "Though it cost a lot of money to fill up Graceland with the things that appealed to Elvis Presley, nothing in the house is worth a dime." In chapter 1 of his book, Elvis (1981), the author describes Graceland as looking like a brothel: "it appears to have been lifted from some turn-of-the-century bordello down in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Lulu White or the Countess Willie Piazza might have contrived this plushy parlor for the entertainment of Gyp the Blood. The room is a gaudy mélange of red velour and gilded tassels, Louis XV furniture and porcelain bric-a-brac..." And he dismisses the interior as "bizarre," "garish" and "phony," adding that "King Elvis's obsession with royal red reaches an intensity that makes you gag."
In similar terms, Greil Marcus writes that people who visited the inside of Graceland—"people who to a real degree shared Elvis Presley’s class background, and whose lives were formed by his music—have returned with one word to describe what they saw: ‘Tacky.’ Tacky, garish, tasteless—words others translated as white trash."
According to Karal Ann Marling, Graceland is "a Technicolor illusion. The façade is Gone With the Wind all the way. The den in the back is Mogambo with a hint of Blue Hawaii. Living in Graceland was like living on a Hollywood backlot, where patches of tropical scenery alternated with the blackened ruins of antebellum Atlanta. It was like living in a Memphis movie theater... Diehard fans are sometimes disappointed by the formal rooms along the highway side of Graceland. They’re beautiful, in a chilly blue-and-white way, but remote and overarranged." The Jungle Room's "overt bad taste" lets nonbelievers "recoil in horror and imagine themselves a notch or two higher than Elvis on the class scale."
After purchasing the property Presley spent in excess of $500,000 carrying out extensive modifications to suit his needs including a pink Alabama fieldstone wall surrounding the grounds that has several years' worth of graffiti (signatures and messages) from visitors, who simply refer to it as "the wall". Designed and built by Abe Sauer is the wrought-iron front gate shaped like a book of sheet music, along with green colored musical notes and two mirrored silhouettes of Elvis playing his guitar. Sauer also installed a kidney shaped swimming pool and a racquetball court, which is reminiscent of an old country club, furnished in dark leather and a functional bar. There is a sunken sitting area with the ever-present stereo system found throughout Graceland, as well as the dark brown upright piano upon which Elvis played for what were to be his last songs, Willie Nelson's "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" and "Unchained Melody".
However, reports conflict about which one was the last song. The sitting area has a floor-to-ceiling shatterproof window designed to watch the many racquetball games that took place there when Elvis was alive. In the early hours of the morning on which Elvis died, he played a game of racquetball with his girlfriend Ginger Alden, his first cousin Billy Smith and Billy's wife Jo before ending the game with the song on the piano before walking into the main house to wash his hair and go to bed. Today the two story court has been restored to the way it was when Elvis used the building.
Elsewhere on the estate is a small white building that served as an office for Vernon, along with an old smokehouse that housed a shooting range and a fully functional stable of horses.
One of Presley's better known modifications was the addition of the Meditation Garden, designed and built by architect Bernard Grenadier. It was used by the musician to reflect on any problems or situations that arose during his life. It is also where his entire family is buried: himself (1935–1977), his parents Gladys (1912–1958) and Vernon (1916–1979), and grandmother Minnie Mae Hood (1890–1980) while a small stone memorializes his twin brother Jesse Garon, who died at birth thirty minutes before Elvis was born on January 8, 1935. In late 2020, Lisa Marie's son Benjamin Keough was laid to rest on the opposite end of the Meditation Garden after his death from suicide in July of that year. Lisa Marie Presley died from sudden cardiac arrest in January 2023 and is buried next to her son.
After Elvis Presley's death in 1977, Vernon Presley served as executor of his estate. Upon his death in 1979, he chose Priscilla to serve as the estate executor for Elvis's only child, Lisa Marie, who was only 11. Graceland itself cost $500,000 a year in upkeep, and expenses had dwindled Elvis's and Priscilla's daughter Lisa Marie's inheritance to only $1 million. Taxes were due on the property; those and other expenses due came to over $500,000. Faced with having to sell Graceland, Priscilla examined other famous houses/museums, and hired a CEO, Jack Soden, to turn Graceland into a moneymaker. Graceland was opened to the public on June 7, 1982. Priscilla's gamble paid off; after only a month of opening Graceland's doors the estate made back all the money it had invested. Priscilla Presley became the chairwoman and president of Elvis Presley Enterprises, or EPE, stating at that time she would do so until Lisa Marie reached 21 years of age. The enterprise's fortunes soared and eventually the trust grew to be worth over $100 million.
An annual procession through the estate and past Elvis's grave is held on the anniversary of his death. Known as Elvis Week, it includes a full schedule of speakers and events, including the only Elvis Mass at St. Paul's Church, the highlight for many Elvis fans of all faiths. The 20th Anniversary in 1997 had several hundred media groups from around the world that were present resulting in the event gaining its greatest media publicity.
One of the largest gatherings assembled on the 25th anniversary in 2002 with one estimate of 40,000 people in attendance, despite the heavy rain. On the 38th anniversary of Elvis's death, an estimated 30,000 people attended the Candlelight Vigil during the night of August 15–16, 2015. On the 40th anniversary of Elvis's death, on August 15–16, 2017, at least 50,000 fans were expected to attend the Candlelight Vigil. No official figure seems to have been released, maybe because, for the first time, attendees had to pay at least the lowest tour fare, $28.75, to cover the extra security costs due to a larger than usual crowd.
For many of the hundreds of thousands of people who visit Graceland each year, the visit takes on a quasi-religious perspective. They may plan for years to journey to the home of the 'King' of rock and roll. On site, headphones narrate the salient events of Elvis's life and introduce the relics that adorn the rooms and corridors. The rhetorical mode is hagiographic, celebrating the life of an extraordinary man, emphasizing his generosity, his kindness and good fellowship, how he was at once a poor boy who made good, an extraordinary musical talent, a sinner and substance abuser, and a religious man devoted to the Gospel and its music. At the meditation garden, containing Elvis's grave, some visitors pray, kneel, or quietly sing one of Elvis's favorite hymns. The brick wall that encloses the mansion's grounds is covered with graffiti that express an admiration for Presley as well as petitions for help and thanks for favors granted.
The Graceland grounds include a new exhibit complex, Elvis Presley's Memphis, which includes a new car museum, Presley Motors, which houses Elvis's Pink Cadillac. The complex features new exhibits and museums, as well as a studio for Sirius Satellite Radio's all-Elvis Presley channel. The service's subscribers all over North America can hear Presley's music from Graceland around the clock. Not far away on display are his two aircraft including Lisa Marie (a Convair 880 jetliner) and Hound Dog II (a Lockheed JetStar business jet). The jets are owned by Graceland and are on permanent static display.
In early August 2005, Lisa Marie Presley sold 85% of the business side of her father's estate. She kept the Graceland property itself, as well as the bulk of the possessions found therein, and she turned over the management of Graceland to CKX, Inc., an entertainment company (on whose board of directors Priscilla Presley sat) that also owns 19 Entertainment, creator of the American Idol TV show.
Graceland Holdings LLC, led by managing partner Joel Weinshanker, is the majority owner of EPE. Lisa Marie Presley's estate retains a 15% ownership in the company.
In August 2018, Gladys Presley's headstone, which contained the Jewish star of David on one side and a cross on the other and was designed by Elvis himself, which become publicly displayed when it placed in Graceland's Mediation Garden after being stored for many years in the Graceland Archive.
Lisa Marie Presley's estate, which is being held in trust for her daughters Riley Keough and Harper and Finley Lockwood, retain 100% sole personal ownership of Graceland Mansion itself and its over 13-acre original grounds as well as Elvis Presley's personal effects – including costumes, wardrobe, awards, furniture, cars, etc. Prior to her death in 2023, Lisa Marie Presley had made the mansion property and her father's personal effects permanently available for tours of Graceland and for use in all of EPE's operations.
According to Elvis Presley's Enterprises, staff at Graceland informally kept a list of celebrities who had visited in the first years following Elvis's death. This practice was not formalized for a decade. Muhammad Ali was an early celebrity visitor in 1978, as was singer Paul Simon. He toured Graceland in the early 80s and afterward wrote a song of the same name; it was the title track of his Grammy-winning album Graceland.
During the Joshua Tree Tour in 1987, U2 toured Graceland. The footage was filmed for the film Rattle & Hum. During the visit, drummer, Larry Mullen Jr., sat on Elvis Presley's motorcycle -- against the rules for Graceland visitors.
On June 30, 2006, then US President George W. Bush hosted Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi for a tour of the mansion. It was one of the few private residences on United States soil to have been the site of an official joint-visit by a sitting US president and a serving head of a foreign government. On August 6, 2010, Prince Albert II, Head of State of the Principality of Monaco, and his fiancée (now Princess of Monaco) Charlene Wittstock, toured Graceland while vacationing in the US. On May 26, 2013, Paul McCartney of The Beatles visited Graceland. Prince William and Prince Harry, while in Memphis for a friend's wedding, visited Graceland on May 2, 2014.
The home has also been visited by former US President Jimmy Carter; the late Duchess of Devonshire, the sitting ambassadors of India, France, China, Korea and Israel to the United States; as well as several US governors, members of the US Congress, and at least two Nobel Prize winners, namely singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, a Literature Prize laureate, and the former President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias, a Peace Prize honoree, who visited it on October 10, 2001.
In May 2016, Graceland welcomed a newlywed couple as its 20 millionth visitor.
In June 2022, actors Austin Butler and Tom Hanks visited the mansion and were interviewed virtually by the Good Morning America news program from the Jungle Room to talk about their biographical film Elvis.
In popular culture
Paul Simon named an album Graceland, as well as its title track. The song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1987.
The song "Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn mentions Graceland; in the second verse, he refers to the mansion and the Jungle Room. This song was later covered by Cher and Lonestar, among others.
The film 3000 Miles to Graceland is about a group of criminals who plan to rob a casino during an international Elvis week, disguised as Elvis impersonators. No scenes take place at or near the estate.
The film Finding Graceland stars Harvey Keitel with Johnathon Schaech. Keitel is an impersonator who claims to be the real Elvis after Schaech picks him up as a hitch-hiker.
In the rock music "mockumentary" This Is Spinal Tap, band members gather around Presley's grave at Graceland and attempt to sing a verse of "Heartbreak Hotel".
Pop punk group Groovie Ghoulies have a song called "Graceland" on their 1997 album Re-Animation Festival.
In the movie Zombieland: Double Tap, the protagonists venture to Graceland in hopes of shelter during a zombie apocalypse, but are distressed to find it in a ruined state.
During the credits of Lilo & Stitch, there's a photograph of Lilo, Nani, David and Stitch visiting the front gates of Graceland. Almost 20 years later, the original painting of that shot was put on display as part of the traveling Walt Disney Archives exhibition at Graceland.
In the season three episode of American Dad “The Vacation Goo”, Steve Smith asks Stan Smith if they can go to Graceland for their next vacation and Stan says “Steve, if you want to pay your respects to a fat man who died on the toilet, we can visit your Aunt Mary’s grave.”
Phoebe Bridgers has a song "Graceland Too" on her second studio album Punisher.
In the third episode of National Treasure: Edge of History, "Graceland Gambit," the main protagonist, Jess (portrayed by Lisette Olivera) is on a treasure hunt that leads her and her friends to Graceland.
Florence + The Machine reference Graceland and Elvis in their song "Morning Elvis" on their 2022 album Dance Fever.
Made in Como_recycled sculpture story revisited. AJAC challenge "Tell a story" www.flickr.com/groups/ajac/pool/with/22533932230/
Once just a fence, now transformed into a memorial to the 51 people who died and the many who were injured in the Christchurch massacre. this is just a very very small part of the flowers and messages left by the people of Christchurch in support of the Muslim community of Christchurch. And appalling tragedy.
LIBRARY OF TRANSFORMED INFORMATION (2002/2003) by Wolfgang Becksteiner (Austria)
Location: Pavilion of Admont Monastery
Wolfgang Becksteiner deforms books: on internal as well as external levels of access and reception. In an on-going process that lasted 365 days and also included extensive conceptual studies to develop appropriate working methods, he attempted to master this task both technically and with regard to the contents. The material - 3650 used books published from 1800 to today - was provided to him by collectors, antiquarian dealers, and friends. With meticulousness and patience the artist began his task: the process of transforming the extensive text archive from several centuries by tearing apart and pressing the shreds into each book's original form, thus redefining contents as well as external appearance.
Entrepotdok 09/12/2019 18h44
The old crane on the Entrepotdok next to the warehouses transformed into appartments is used for the 2019/2020 edition of the Amsterdam Light Festival. Changing light shapes every time. Perhaps one of the highlights of this 8th edition.
Amsterdam Light Festival
Amsterdam Light Festival is an annual light art festival in Amsterdam. Artists, architects and (light) designers from all over the world bring their light artworks and installations alive during the festival every winter.
The theme of edition #8 is DISRUPT!. In line with the theme 'DISRUPT!', the festival has chosen a completely new route for the first time: Oosterdok, Oudeschans, Amstel, Nieuwe Keizersgracht, Plantage Muidergracht, Entrepotdok.
From 28 November 2019 to 19 January 2020 Amsterdam was again the stage for international light art.
amsterdamlightfestival.com
TBETWEEN THE LINES
Artist: Har Hollands (NL, 1956)
A mysterious red glow moves sporadically through the operator’s cabin of the old crane on the Entrepot dock, located next to the old warehouse complex. Would someone be working there? And if so, with what?
Perhaps with managing Har Hollands’ light lines, which mimic the construction of the crane’s arm. The soft yellow lines light up alternatingly and together form a variety of spatial patterns. They disrupt the structure of the crane as we know it in a surprising way, and suddenly transform the old industrial monument into a work of light art.
The crane, which dates back to 1951, now stands unused on the docks, but that wasn’t always the case. Until the 1970s, like several other cranes in the area, it was used to lift goods in and out of ships, which were then transported by carts or trolleys. These goods were stored in one of the many warehouses along the docks, the first of which were built in the early 18th century. After a long period of decline, the warehouses started to be converted into homes in the 1980s, and only the cranes bear witness to the area’s past.
With Between the Lines Holland demonstrates that the crane can be much more than a retired machine. For Hollands, elements and rhythms in urban constructions, which often go unnoticed in our day to day, form the basis of a magical play of light. The city comes to life in a new way in ‘the domain of the fantasy’, as Hollands beautifully describes the night.
The transformation was actually unintentional. I'd made it before realising he could be configured in a way that looks like some kinda spaceship.
Any other mech builders had this happened to them? My last transforming one didn't start off as intentional either!
If anyone's interested, I can make a .ldr and post it somewhere so peeps can make their own variants.
Transformed into an almost otherworldly icon, the Transamerica Pyramid ascends from the heights of Nob Hill, floating in a vast, infinite space. Its golden facade glows with an inner energy—more than reflection, it radiates power. A beacon of architectural elegance and futuristic luxury, this is The Future We Want—not dystopian, but aspirational, a guiding force piercing through the void.
This transforming Lego can convert from a flying machine to a standing robot mech. All parts easily fold out from flying mode to create the standing mech robot. This is version 1.3 and is not weaponized.
Fully vertical in humanoid form the tail rests on the ground for stability. The legs in this form are very sturdy and the creation can stand on its own. The foldable mini-wings will fold away completely. The balls of the feet include a rubber tire component that provides traction on slippery surfaces- that is the reason the some points of the toes are not in contact with the ground.
The tail is raw- it will be completed in future versions.
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Lego Sideswipe - Masterpiece Brickformer (MB-03).
Fully transformable without removing pieces.
I started work on this before Soundwave and Nemesis but his transformation was so difficult that it took the longest to build. wrapping his arms (doors) around the front wheels was the biggest challenge. But I am most proud of the feet - as they turn into the seats when in vehicle mode.
The National Trust has been the caretaker of Ayers House since 1973, after the building was transformed from nurses’ quarters into a public museum, restaurant and function centre.
Ayers House Museum is one of the finest nineteenth century house museums in Australia.
Listed State Heritage Register July 1980.
Transcription of plaque on front of Ayers House:-
“Ayers House
The Honourable Sir Henry Ayers KCMG, MR, who was Premier of the colony of South Australia on five occasions between 15th July 1863, and 22nd July 1873, built this residence between 1853 and 1873. Paxton’s cottage, which was originally built on this site is included in the structure.
The property was acquired by the South Australian Government in 1926 and used as nurses’ quarters under the name of Austral House until 1970.
This restored building, with restaurants incorporated, was opened by the Honourable Don Dunstan, Premier of South Australia on the 30th June 1973.”
The oldest part of Ayers House was built by Robert Thornber in 1846. It was bought by William Paxton, a director of the South Australian Mining Association and was extended by the addition of brick side wings by 1852. Henry Ayers, secretary of the association, first leased the house from Paxton and then purchased it in 1871.
During his residence the house was progressively extended from a modest nine-roomed brick dwelling to its present grand form designed by architect George Strickland Kingston, with the addition of an upper storey, coach house and further side wings housing formal entertaining rooms.
Predominantly in bluestone, the house has Kingston’s characteristic arched porches and semi-circular fronts: its western dining room is one of South Australia’s notable interiors.
A small suite of rooms was built below ground to provide a cool retreat during Adelaide’s intense summers.
After Ayers’ death in 1897, the house was only occasionally used by his heirs. In 1972 it became the National Trust of South Australia headquarters for some years with its formal rooms accessible as a museum.
Sir Henry Ayers was Premier, and Cabinet Minister. He was secretary of the Burra Copper Mines, founder of the Bank of Adelaide, trustee of the Savings Bank of South Australia, chairman of South Australian Gas Co, governor of the Botanic Gardens Board and treasurer of the University of Adelaide.
He was knighted in 1872 for his government’s role in bringing the overland telegraph service from Darwin to Adelaide, opening communication with England, a vital link for the fledgling colony.
The house was the centre of Adelaide society for thirty years. Henry famously gave twice yearly parties in September and October with dancing in his ballroom, coloured lighting festooning the trees and wine carefully selected from his cellar.
As President of the Legislative Council, Ayers gave his parliamentary dinners at home, his guests seated around a long cedar table and the Ayers family crest of three doves and an olive branch looking down from the ceiling – it had taken a painter named Williams, flat on his back on a mattress supported by ladders, three days to do.
With the home went City Acres 29 and 30 reaching from Tavistock (now Frome) Street to the boundary of the present East End Market and from North Terrace to Rundle Street.
After Sir Henry’s death the house stood vacant for some years, before it was bought by Austral Gardens Ltd in 1914 turning the grounds into an open-air theatre and for some time was occupied by the Returned Soldiers League. From 1929 it was a nurses’ home and training centre for the Royal Adelaide Hospital until 1969.
On 30 June1973 Ayers House opened with a fine dining restaurant and bistro. Visited by Princess Ann and serving Queen Elizabeth II it quickly became the place to be seen. The full silver service restaurant was regularly visited by Adelaide society until the mid 90s. A magnificent Victorian styled glass conservatory extension, added in the 80s, extended the bistro from the Coach House and Stables into the gardens.
Sir Henry Ayers also owned a grand home on the Esplanade at Glenelg. It was one of two self contained joined residences, each of 15 rooms, known as Seafield Tower. Designed by architect Thomas English, they were built in 1876 as seaside retreats – one for Sir Henry and the other for Sir Thomas Elder. Each residence had a separate entrance.
Of Italianate Style, a common façade has since been added. Built of random coarse bluestone with smoother rendered quoins. Opening are Roman arched with Romanesque pilasters and keystones.
The late Sir Henry Ayers
The Funeral – A great Concourse
The remains of the late Sir Henry Ayers GCMG, were interred in the West Terrace Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, and were followed to the grave by a very large number of people, including members of both Houses of the Legislature, heads of Government departments, members of boards and directorates with which the deceased gentleman had been connected, and a number of leading business men. The general public testified their respect to the memory of Sir Henry Ayers by assembling in numbers near his residence on North Terrace, and thence to the corner of Pulteney Street the road was lined with spectators.
The cortege was of great length, over 100 vehicles taking part in the procession. His Excellency the Governor sent his carriage, as did also Lady Milne, while the Right Hon the Chief Justice was represented by Major H B Taylor (associate), who was in his Honour's carriage. Leaving the house shortly after 8 o'clock the route lay along North Terrace, King William Street, and Grote Street to the cemetery.
The flags were half-masted and many places of business were closed during the funeral. At the Adelaide Oval flags were half-masted as Sir Henry was a vice president and trustee of the Cricketing Association.
References:
National Trust of South Australia
SA History Hub, article Peter Bell
Ayers House website
Adelaide City Explorer
Chronicle (Adelaide) 19-6-1897
My latest incarnation of fully transforming Lego G1 Megatron. Version 4. Designed and built by me.
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