Abalandeli baka-Elvis Presley, abadlali beembali ze-rock 'n' roll kunye nabazithandayo bomculo bazo zonke iintlobo bayazi iMemphis njengomntwana wesandi kunye nendlu yokumkani. Kodwa ukudalwa kwerwala 'n' roll kunye no-Elvis njengenkosi kwavela kwimvelaphi ngaphambi kokuba ahambe kwi-Sun Studio eMemphis ukudala umlingo.
Indawo yokuzalwa yase-Elvis Presley eTupelo, Mississippi yilapho yonke iqala khona, kwaye ezininzi zeengcambu zika-Elvis Presley zivelele kwiindaba ezilungileyo, i-blues kunye nokusebenza konke kwahlanganisana e-East Tupelo.
Idolophu yaseMpumalanga ye-Mississippi ayikude neMemphis; Enyanisweni, iindwendwe ezininzi zamazwe ngamazwe eMemphis zidibanisa eMemphis kunye noTupelo kunye nezinye iindawo ze-blues kummandla osemazantsi karhulumente. Kuthatha malunga neyure nesiqingatha ukuhamba ukusuka eGraceland eMemphis ukuya eTupelo, ngoko kulula ukwenza uhambo lomhla.
Indawo yokuzalwa yakwa-Elvis eTupelo inikeza ubuhlobo obusondeleyo ku-Elvis Aaron Presley, owazalelwa kwindlu encinane e-East Tupelo ngoJan. 8, 1935. U-Elvis, kunye nabazali bakhe uVernon noGladys, bathuthela eMemph ngo-1948 xa 13 Intsapho yayihlala kwindawo ehlukeneyo eTupelo, kodwa indawo yokuzalwa yindawo yokuhlala apho uElvis azalwa khona, emva nje kwemizuzu embalwa emva kokuba umzalwana wakhe, uJessie, esweleke.
Isixeko sithengile indlu kunye nepropati ejikelezile ngo-1957 xa uElvis ebuyela eTupelo okokuqala. Wanikela ngemali evela kwikontoni ukuze athenge indawo yokuzalwa ukuze ipropati ibe yindawo epaki kawonkewonke yabantwana base-East Tupelo abangenaloo ndawo.
Ukutyelela ipropati kuthatha ixesha elifutshane njengemizuzu embalwa okanye iiyure ezimbalwa, kuxhomekeka kwinto enomdla. I-Elvis Presley Parkplace Indawo yokuzalwa iqukethe indawo yokuzalwa, i-museum, isonto, isitolo sesipho, "i-Elvis kwisiganeko esingu-13", uMthombo woBomi, uhambo lokuPhila, "iMemphis Bound" imbonakalo yemoto, iWall Wall and Assembly of God Church.
Emva kokuthenga amathikithi, iindwendwe ziza kutyelela izizathu zodwa kwaye ziyakwazi ukhetho olutye lokutyelela kuqala. Indlela ephakanyisiweyo kukuba uhambe ngasentshonalanga kwiNdlela yoBomi, isangqa sekhonkrithi esikhatywayo ejikeleze indlu yokuzalwa kunye nebhokisi ye-granite echazwe minyaka yonke yobomi buka-Elvis. Iminyaka eyi-13 yokuqala ikhunjulwa kunye neengqinisiso ezibalulekileyo zonyaka ngamnye weTupelo.
Ngasemva kwe-Mississippi umenzi wesayithi yomlando kwindawo yokuzalwa yindlu elula kakhulu yamagumbi okwakhiwa ngu-uyise ka-Elvis, uVernon, ngoncedo lukayise, uJessie kunye nomzalwana, iVester. Ikhaya livulekele ukutyelela, kwaye isikhokelo sisendlwini echaza iinkcukacha zekhaya kunye namabali ka-Elvis nentsapho yakhe eTupelo.
Emva kokuphuma ekhaya, fumana i-block ye-granite ngo-1948 ekhomba u-Elvis kwisigwebo sama-13, ubungqina obukhulu bokuphila kwento uElvis abengayijonga ngayo kuloo minyaka. Umqambi usebenze kwiifoto kwimyuziyam yepropathi ukucacisa iimpawu zobuso buka-Elvis, uboya beenwele kunye nobukhulu bomzimba jikelele. Lesi sithombe savulwa ngo-Agasti 2002.
Hamba ngeempawu zomculo ze-Mississippi ezibonisa iminikelo ka-Elvis kunye nefuthe lizwe kunye nomculo we-blues, kwaye ufumane icawa yabantwana bentsapho. Isakhiwo esikuyo apho uElvis wayibonakaliswe khona kumculo weVangeli waseMzantsi wathunyelwa kwipropati ukusuka kwindawo yayo yangaphambili kufuphi kwaye ibuyiselwe ngokupheleleyo.
Ividiyo idlala ecaweni, iveza ukuba yiziphi iinkonzo zecawa ezifana no-Elvis.
Ezinye izingosi ezikufuphi ziquka i-Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel, eyayiyiphupha lika-Elvis kwaye yazinikezelwa ngo-1979. Udonga lwamabali luquka amabali avela kwabanye abahlobo baka-Elvis.
Ukuhamba ngaphaya koMthombo woBomi, faka iMyuziyamu yase-Elvis Presley, eyaqala ngokuvulwa ngo-1992 kwaye yalungiswa ngo-2006. Inomsebenzi omkhulu wokuqokelela uJanelle McComb, umhlali waseTupelo kunye nomhlobo omdala we-Presley. Kwakhona kubonisa iimpahla zeTupelo. Isakhiwo sichaza isitolo esikhulu nesipho kunye nesibonelelo sendawo, ebonisa rhoqo ibhayisikobho ebomi buka-Elvis eTupelo.
Ngaphandle kweso sakhiwo esibhekise ngasentla ngasentshonalanga ukuya eMemphis yinto eluhlaza ngo-1939 iPlymouth sedan, imifanekiso yemoto indlu yase Presley yahamba xa iphuma eTupelo eMemphis.
Indawo yokuzalwa ivuliwe ngoMsombuluko ukuya ngoMgqibelo, ngo-9 ukuya ku-5 ntambama, kunye neCawa, ngo-1: 00 ukuya ku-5: 00. Iikiti zingathengwa indlu kuphela, kodwa ukuba ixesha livumelekile ukuthenga indawo epheleleyo yokutyelela.