James Walton

All the way to Memphis

The home of the Blues and Elvis Presley is finally cashing in on its status as the cradle of popular music. But in 30 years, will anybody still be interested in Elvis?

issue 03 September 2016

The bad news for old rock’n’rollers is that there’s not much time left to stay at Heartbreak Hotel — these days located not at the end of Lonely Street, but on Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis. In October it will close, to be replaced by the demurely named Guest House at Graceland: in reality a swanky new hotel with nearly twice as many rooms as the Dorchester.

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