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| Elvis Presley's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Photo: Wikimedia Commons |
1) HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
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The world-famous Hollywood Walk of Fame features more than 2,500 terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalk along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street. The five-pointed stars honor the accomplishments of actors, musicians, directors, producers and others in the entertainment industry.
Elvis received his star at 6777 Hollywood Blvd. in the category of Recording on Feb. 8, 1960. The star was later moved to its current location next to The Beatles star under the infamous "Hollywood Goddess" gazebo at Hollywood and La Brea.
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2) PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM
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| Elvis Presley's 1971 De Tomaso Pantera in The Vault Photo: Brandan Gillogly, Hagerty |
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Elvis owned several exotic cars, including a yellow 1971 De Tomaso Pantera that he bought in 1974 for his girlfriend, Linda Thompson. According to one popular story, the couple got into an argument, and when Elvis wanted to leave, the car wouldn’t start. The exasperated King shot the Pantera three times, leaving two bullet holes in the steering wheel and one in the floor pan.
For car buffs, The Vault at the Petersen Automotive Museum is a bucket list experience - an extraordinary collection of 250+ iconic and rare cars from around the world exhibited in a 60,000 square-foot underground space. The Vault houses numerous celebrity-owned cars like Elvis's Pantera, Steve McQueen's 1956 Jaguar XKSS, and Clark Gable's 1941 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe.
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3) DODGER STADIUM
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| Elvis Presley in "Spinout" (1966) | Photo: IMDb |
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Dodger Stadium has made numerous film appearances, from the first Naked Gun film to The Fast and the Furious, Transformers and Superman Returns. Elvis Presley visited Chavez Ravine on March 9-11, 1966 to film scenes for his 22nd movie, Spinout. The stadium’s parking lot stood in for the start and the finish line of the “Santa Fe Road Race.” Look closely and you’ll see the King drive past one of Dodger Stadium’s distinctive parking lot signs, an orange globe with baseball stitching.
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4) RADIO RECORDERS
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| Elvis recorded "Jailhouse Rock" at Radio Recorders on April 30, 1957 | Photo: Elvis, Facebook |
In its prime, Radio Recorders was known as the best recording facility in Los Angeles. For decades, the famed studio at the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Orange Drive welcomed music greats like Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Cooke, Bobby Darin, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, and many more. Elvis Presley recorded his second album, Elvis, at Radio Recorders on Sept. 1-3, 1956. These were the first of Presley's many sessions at Radio Recorders, which included classics like Jailhouse Rock and All Shook Up. The historic site - recognized by a "Radio Recorders" street sign - was most recently the home of the nonprofit LAXART visual art space.
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5) THE KNICKERBOCKER HOTEL
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| Elvis Presley at The Knickerbocker Hotel on Aug. 18, 1956 Photo: Ed Braslaff - Elvis, Facebook |
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Located in the heart of Hollywood, The Knickerbocker Hotel was originally built in 1925 as a luxury apartment building. The Knickerbocker then became a hotel that catered to Tinseltown’s nascent film industry. Rudolf Valentino was a regular at the hotel bar, as were Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio - the legendary couple spent part of their honeymoon at The Knickerbocker. Elvis stayed in Room 1016 while shooting his first film, Love Me Tender. Today, The Knickerbocker Hotel is a senior home known as the Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments.
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