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From: "Peter Sackhaar"
Date: 7 Apr 05:06 (PDT)
To: michaelhoward
Subject: Back from Paris

Dear Michael Howard,

I´m back from Paris. It was nice.

I bought myself a little souvenir - I sent you attached a photo of it.

Well, I don´t know, if I told you, that I´m an ELVIS
fan. You could tell from my e-mail, I guess.

In Paris I met a great Elvis Impersonator from the U.S. he told me some intersting things about Elvis´ home at Audubon Drive, I didn't know about. I bet that you also didn’t know these details about 1034 Audubon Drive:

The home was not built for Elvis, nor was it a brand
new home. In fact it was built by Howard and Ruth
Handwerker for their family. They completed the home
either in late 1953 or early 1954. Howard was employed by a wood products company and had experience in home construction. He designed his home with special features; redwood wall paneling, pocket doors that slide into the walls, and red oak floors. When the Handwerkers moved out in 1956, Elvis bought the home, making the Presley family the second owners of 1034 Audubon Drive.

They bought the home in March 1956, not May 11, 1956 as many people have written. The transaction papers were signed on March 8 and 12, 1956. The Presley family; Elvis, Vernon, Gladys, and Minnie Mae, moved into the house the last week of the month.

It is also written that they paid $40,000 for the home. Actually they paid $29,100, still a lot of money in those days for a home. The erroneous information about the date and price of this transaction stems from a newspaper article printed on May 11, 1956.

Obviously, Elvis provided the money to buy the home.
But he signed the documents to own the home with his
mother and father, giving all three “title” to the
home. In fact, the following year all three would sign similar documents to take possession of Graceland. These documents are further proof that Elvis shared his success with his family.

Part of the legend is that the neighbors did not like Elvis. Some of the neighbors were said to regard the Presleys as “white trash, hillbillies.” Or they viewed his performances as crude, or sinful. Apparently not everyone on Audubon Drive shared those views. A few of the surviving neighbors are careful to explain that they liked the family, but did not like the noise and confusion surrounding them.

No matter how the parents of Audubon Drive felt, the 60 or more children growing up on the street loved having the King of Rock and Roll live “next door”. For the young girls entering their sexual awaking, he must have quite a treat. The boys saw Elvis as the “leader of the pack.” Elvis was accommodating to them all; signing autographs, giving motorcycle rides, playing football with the boys.

The Presley family tried to be good neighbors. Those
who met them particularly remember Gladys feeding
cookies to the nearby children, or showing off her
vegetable garden by the swimming pool. Vernon was not as friendly. They saw less of Elvis, but he was always polite to his elders. The year 1956 was the beginning of Elvis mania, when he was mobbed everywhere he traveled. The Audubon Drive home became an unofficial tourism attraction in the city, especially when Elvis was home. The Presleys understood that the unbridled enthusiasm for Elvis was a distraction, but were unable to solve the problem.

Many of the most famous pictures of Elvis were taken at 1034 Audubon Drive. Elvis allowed Alfred Wertheimer to follow him at close range for months that year. Alfred shot Elvis, young cousin Billy Smith, and Vernon sitting by the patio table. Elvis has cocked his head to one side to observe the photographer and is holding a Pepsi bottle. This photo has been reproduced thousands of times. An even more famous photo is of Elvis on his Harley-Davidson, casting his eyes downward. It is the most iconic photo of moody, restless youth of the 1950’s. Actually, Elvis was not striking a pose, but was disgusted that his motorcycle had not gas in the tank. He could not start it.

Eight families have owned 1034 Audubon between the
years 1957 to 1998. After all these years, Elvis was
the last homeowner to add a room to the house. Elvis
converted the outdoor patio into a large den; with a
glass wall to looks out to the pool, two wood and glass trophy case, mahogany wood paneling, custom made star shaped light fixtures, and an acoustic tile ceiling. The room looks the same today. Although he was the homeowner for one year, he made far more changes to the house than everyone else after him.

Finally they knew that they had to move into a place
with more privacy and security than was possible at
1034 Audubon Drive. It is well known that the Presley bought Graceland from Ruth Brown Moore, a member of a wealthy Memphis family who built that estate home in 1939. Graceland was named after a relative of Mrs. Moore. But few knew that Mrs. Moore swapped homes with the Presleys. She took possession of 1034 Audubon Drive and rented it to another relative. Elvis paid $102,000 for Graceland, half of that in cash, and half in the assessed value of 1034 Audubon Drive.


VERY INTERESTING, isn´t it. Well, Michael, how are
things in Nigeria, expecially the transaction of your money to me? I will need the money in neer future for some upcoming business. I might be interested in buying the Home of Elvis at 1034 Audubon Drive...

Regards - Peter Sackhaar

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