Where's Nifty?! #2

toolman21 wrote in post #15572899
This is a sign on Hwy 51 coming from MS into Memphis, it used to have Neon on it at one point in the past by the looks of it.

Love this sign, perfect for Memphis; must be quite something lit up with neon!

This of course is the infamous Graceland, home of Elvis Presley.

I'm struck by how quiet and unassuming Graceland actually is now... is anyone living there? And you are able to get right in there! Sad ending for this man with the beautiful voice...

So many year ago now, a girlfriend visited Graceland and actually was invited to a private movie night at a local theatre with Elvis and the boys... she sat a number of rows behind him and never spoke to anyone but it was memorable for her! She brought back a fistful of leaves off a Graceland tree, lol. I still have those two leaves she gave me somewhere, now I'll have to find them, I know I would never have thrown them out!

Great post Toolman, and great images! Thanks!

Pat

toolman21 wrote in post #15572899
This is the wall outside Graceland, everyone signs it and leaves messages to the king...because you know he will come back from his home planet again soon.

That made me think of the line from the movie "Men In Black" with Tommy Lee Jones (Agent K) and Will Smith (Agent J).

J: You do know Elvis is dead, right?
K: No, Elvis is not dead. He just went home.

Looking more at the wall outside Graceland. It's pretty unique with all the uneven rough texture, even without all the welcome-home messages. So many photo-ops, for we who are hungry for them at least!

Killjoy wrote in post #15573064

That made me think of the line from the movie "Men In Black" with Tommy Lee Jones (Agent K) and Will Smith (Agent J).

J: You do know Elvis is dead, right?
K: No, Elvis is not dead. He just went home.

Would have been funnier if they were talking about Michael Jackson. But considering he was still alive at the time (and had a cameo in the second movie), that wasn't possible.

Lyssi wrote in post #15572971
I'm struck by how quiet and unassuming Graceland actually is now... is anyone living there? And you are able to get right in there! Sad ending for this man with the beautiful voice...

Yeah for a mega superstar the house is actually pretty mundane other than some "interesting" decor choices. Maybe that was the thing back in the 50's when he bought it. You can still get in of course, they sell tickets for tours. They also have an auto museum with lots of his cars and you can also tour his two planes that were outfitted custom for him.

Killjoy wrote in post #15573064

That made me think of the line from the movie "Men In Black" with Tommy Lee Jones (Agent K) and Will Smith (Agent J).

J: You do know Elvis is dead, right?
K: No, Elvis is not dead. He just went home.

Sadly enough when I was typing it I did it in Tommy Lee Jones voice in my head

Lyssi wrote in post #15573164
Looking more at the wall outside Graceland. It's pretty unique with all the uneven rough texture, even without all the welcome-home messages. So many photo-ops, for we who are hungry for them at least!

I am sure there are many photo ops, esp if you pay to get in and spend the time there.

toolman21 wrote in post #15573254
Sadly enough when I was typing it I did it in Tommy Lee Jones voice in my head

ROFLMAO.

A couple more

Saw this sign (oddly enough fairly close to Graceland) when driving around that day. Sadly Boobie's was no longer in business so I will never know what it was, I suppose the people of Memphis don't like Boobie's.

Revised the list for updates to the Canadian Section. Hope I've done this correctly!

At present we would like anyone wishing to host have at least a 200 post count or have been active on POTN for a year. Hopefully this will reduce the number of people that do not participate in a timely manner, or "forget" to move Nifty on to the next host, or simply don't care.

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Tuesday, Feb 05 2013

A few last images I found while cleaning up from Nifty's visit...

1. Waiting for the engine to arrive...

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I just have a couple locations to try and get to and then I'll be sending Nifty on his way.

Alan, is that house in image 7 even safe to go into? Or would you be afraid it would fall down on you?
Just curious.

Thanks,
Alan

Killjoy wrote in post #15577156
Alan, is that house in image 7 even safe to go into? Or would you be afraid it would fall down on you?
Just curious.

Thanks,
Alan

Um, I'm afraid to sneeze anywhere near it. The person who owns it has horses and they were grazing right up next to it a couple weeks ago. I've been hoping to see that again but haven't. He has some beautiful horses. Lots of people have horses. I don't know why. They don't eat them that's for sure but I do see people riding horses all the time though.

toolman21 wrote in post #15573422
This is just interesting mostly, this is the remnants of an old RR switching house and tracks from the 1930's.

A poignant scene with the overgrown brush and the missing track. I really like this image Toolman.

This abandonment is sad too, I remember when all there was, was radio. But... it's a different time.

I'm so glad you showed us the inside, they are beautifully restored! All that wood is amazing. If I ever get to a place that still has the trolleys, I'll be riding them from seeing your images. I'm fascinated with the trolleys!

CameraMan wrote in post #15577139
2. One of my favorite locations to shoot. I'd like to do a portrait session here one day...

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IMG_4124.jpg by CameraMan65, on Flickr

Beautiful spot and a beautiful image! Portraits would indeed be gorgous here.

7. There are so many of these around my neighdorhood I can hardly keep track of them all. In 1993 it still had glass windows in it and may have been usable (I have to find that picture).

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I can't find a deteriorating building around here to save my soul. They make such good photography subjects. I really like the shot and what you have done with it in post.

Thoroughly enjoyed your post CameraMan, thanks!

IMG_4154.jpg by CameraMan65, on Flickr