Abalandeli baka-Elvis Presley, izazi-mlando ze-rock 'n' roll kanye nabathandi bomculo bazo zonke izinhlobo bayazi ukuthi i-Memphis iyisisu somsindo nendlu yenkosi. Kodwa ukwakha idwala 'n' roll no-Elvis njengenkosi kwavela kakhulu ngaphambi kokuba angene eSun Studio eMelphis ukuze enze umlingo.
Indawo yokuzalwa yase-Elvis Presley eTupelo, eMisissippi yilapho yaqala khona, futhi eziningi zezimpande zika-Elvis Presley ekuvezeni ivangeli, ama-blues nokusebenza konke bahlangana e-East Tupelo.
Idolobha elisenyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Mississippi alikude ne-Memphis; Eqinisweni, izivakashi eziningi eMemphis zihlanganisa ukuvakashelwa eMemphis noTupelo kanye nezinye izindawo ze-blues ezingxenyeni ezisenyakatho zombuso. Kuthatha cishe ihora nesigamu ukuhamba ukusuka eGraceland eMemphis ukuya eTupelo, ngakho-ke kulula ukwenza njengokuhamba usuku.
Indawo yokuzalwa yase-Elvis eTupelo inikeza u-Elvis Aaron Presley, owazalwa endlini encane e-East Tupelo ngoJan 8, 1935. U-Elvis, kanye nabazali bakhe uVernon noGladys, bathuthele eMemphis ngo-1948 13. Lo mndeni uhlala ezindaweni ezahlukene eTupelo, kodwa indawo yokuzalwa yile ndawo lapho u-Elvis azalwa khona, emaminithini ambalwa ngemva kokuba uJanesie, umfana wakhe, esandazalwa.
Umuzi uthenge indlu kanye nempahla eyayizungezile ngo-1957 lapho u-Elvis ebuyela eTupelo okokuqala. Wanikela ngemali evela ekhonsathini ukuze athenge indawo yokuzalwa ukuze impahla ingashintshwa ibe yindawo epaki yomphakathi yabantwana base-East Tupelo abangenazo izindawo ezinjalo.
Ukuvakashela leyo ndawo kungathatha kancane kancane imizuzu embalwa noma amahora ambalwa, kuye ngokuthi yikuphi okuthakazelisayo. I-Elvis Presley Park Park iqukethe indawo yokuzalwa, i-museum, isonto, isitolo sesipho, "u-Elvis esithombeni esingu-13", "Umthombo Wempilo, i-Walk of Life," i-Memphis Bound "isici semoto, i-Story Wall ne-Assembly of God Church.
Emva kokuthenga amathikithi, izivakashi zivakashela izizathu zodwa futhi zingakhetha ukuthi yikuphi okuhehayo ukuvakashela kuqala. Indlela ephakanyisiwe ukuhamba ngasentshonalanga ukuya ku-Walk of Life, umbuthano wokukhonkolo okhonjiwe ozungeza indlu yokuzalwa enegcadi elibhalwe ngumbhalo we-granite okhombisa iminyaka yonke yokuphila kuka-Elvis. Iminyaka eyi-13 yokuqala ikhunjulwa ngamaqiniso abalulekile ngonyaka ngamunye wesikhathi sakhe eTupelo.
Eceleni nomlando wamasayithi omlando we-Mississippi endaweni yokuzalwa yindlu ephansi kakhulu yamakamelo amabili eyakhiwa ubaba ka-Elvis, uVernon, ngosizo lukayise, uJessie, nomfowabo, uVester. Indlu ivulekile ukuvakasha, futhi umhlahlandlela usendlini echaza izici zekhaya nezindaba zika-Elvis nomndeni wakhe eTupelo.
Ngemuva kokuphuma ekhaya, thola i-granite ye-1948 ekhomba i-Elvis esithombeni esingu-13, isayizi esiphezulu sempilo yokuthi u-Elvis wayeyobukeka kanjani kuleyo minyaka. Umdwebi wasebenza ezithombeni emnyuziyamu womhlaba ukuze anqume izici zobuso zika-Elvis, izinwele zekhanda kanye nesayizi yomzimba jikelele. Lesi sithombe sasivezwe ngo-Agasti 2002.
Hamba emaphepheni omculo we-Mississippi ekhomba iminikelo ka-Elvis ekuthonyeni kwezwe nomculo we-blues, futhi uthole isonto lomndeni wesonto. Isakhiwo sangempela lapho u-Elvis evezwe khona kumculo weVangeli we-Southern wathuthelwa kuleyo ndawo kusuka endaweni yayo yasekuqaleni eseduze futhi ebuyiselwe ngokuphelele.
Ividiyo idlala esontweni, inikeza ukuzizwa ukuthi yiziphi izinkonzo zesonto ezifana no-Elvis.
Ezinye izingosi eziseduze zihlanganisa i-Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel, eyayiyiphupho lika-Elvis 'futhi yazinikezelwa ngo-1979. Udonga lwendaba luveza izindaba ezivela kwabanye abangane baka-Elvis ebuntwaneni.
Ukuhamba ngaphesheya koMthombo wokuPhila, faka i-Elvis Presley Museum, eyaqala ekuqaleni ngo-1992 futhi yalungiswa ngonyaka ka-2006. Ihlanganisa iqoqo elikhulu lakwaJanelle McComb, umhlali waseTupelo kanye nomngane wesikhathi eside we-Presley. Liphinde ikhombise izinto ezenziwe nguTupelo. Lesi sakhiwo sibonisa isitolo esikhulu sesipho nomcimbi wesenzakalo, okukhombisa njalo i-movie ebukhosini buka-Elvis eTupelo.
Ngaphandle kwesakhiwo esibheke enyakatho-ntshonalanga kuya eMemphis wu-1939 u-Plymouth sedan oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, umndeni wakwaPreley uhamba ngemoto uma ushiya iTupelo eMelphis.
Indawo yokuzalwa ivuliwe ngoMsombuluko kuya ngoMgqibelo, 9 ekuseni kuya ku-5 ntambama, futhi ngeSonto, ngo-1: 00 kuya ku-5: 00. Amathikithi angathengwa indlu kuphela, kepha uma isikhathi sivumela ukuthi sithenge izizathu ezigcwele zokuvakasha.