Major Graceland Expansion Now Underway
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Elvis Past, Present & Future
Memphis, Tenn.—The King’s Memphis palace is about to get bigger. Elvis Presley Enterprises, manager and operator of Graceland, and its majority owner, Graceland Holdings LLC, have announced plans for the opening of a 200,000-square-foot entertainment complex at the King of Rock & Roll’s home. The facility, to be known as Elvis: Past, Present & Future, will cost $45 million to develop.
Elvis: Past, Present & Future will occupy a site across from the Graceland mansion, which opened its doors to the public in 1982. The 20,000-square-foot Elvis: The Entertainer museum will anchor the new complex, which will also feature the 20,000-square-foot Graceland Soundstage, a new Elvis Presley Automobile Museum with a 200-seat theater space, and an events venue that will accommodate up to 2,000 people. Two restaurants will also grace the new cutting-edge facility, as will retail stores and a coffee bar and ice cream shop…
