Historic Neighborhood

PALM SPRINGS — To commemorate the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, you will be able to tour his Estate in Palm Springs – today and tomorrow.   His 5,100sf home at 845 W. Chino Canyon Road has been called “Graceland West” by the New York Times.

“Graceland West” was built in 1946 and sits on about two acres.  Prior to Presley’s buying the property in 1970, it was owned by the Jergen’s cosmetic family and Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s.  Elvis died on this day, August 16, in 1977 at Graceland, his home in Memphis Tennessee.

Tours will be offered every 30 minutes from 10am to 4pm on both days.  Tickets are priced to honor the year that “Elvis left the building” . . . at $19.77 per person.

The current co-owner of the home now has said that the house sat vacant for 27 years until he bought it in 2004 for $1.25 million.  Elvis celebrated his last birthday at his home here in Palm Springs and this home and Graceland were the only properties he owned at the time of his death.

For more information, call the estate at (760) 322-3211 or go to www.elvispalmsprings.com