Elvis Ate Here in Memphis - Then and Now
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Elvis Presley enjoyed Polar Bear Custard in Memphis, TN. Let's see that spot now!
Let's take a deep dive and see what secrets and history we can find! All Elvis fans welcome
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What flavor milkshake would you get?
Well with me it depends. But my fall back is vanilla. I know, I KNOW. But how can you go wrong with vanilla?
It's a cool classic 🍦❄⛄💙😉
LOVE this one, thank you, thank you very much 😎
Hope you & yours are doing well, Ashley 🌻💖💙
TCB ⚡ & TLC ❤ & peace ✌& blessings 🙏 to you & yours & to one & all here as well 💕
Definitely a classic! Thank you Sammy! Take care ⚡️
@@ashleysadventures You take care as well Ashley 🌻⚡❤🎶🎸😎 & thanks again 👍
Five Guys chain restaurant has the old classic malt flavor milkshake which is good. Although not on the menu they can add bacon to it which in my opinion is a good combination
Oooh 🥓
Elvis must have loved the convenience of having the drive-in food right across the street from his home! Just like Elvis to mingle among the common people even though he was a star by then. He was so down to earth and humble. Elvis never forgot his beginnings and they remained a part of him. Sorry to see the polar bears go!
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Elvis used to occasionally rent out the entire fairgrounds amusement park and invite members of the "Tankers" which was a local fan club that was organized by Gary Pepper of WHBQ.
I was amember of this club but never got to go to one of these events. A friend of mine did and said Elvis was a great host. I still have some of the papers from this time.
When Elvis was in the Army, he was in a group that operated tanks, so that is where the name came from.
That’s so cool you were a member!
I’ve created six videos so far about
Elvis & Gary Pepper’s friendship and Gary’s contribution to fans. Here are those videos if you’re interested:
czcams.com/play/PLpbgiT3hsfNbYyeqaWK8Gl9o4D2VFNVM8.html
I decided to re-read the book Ginger Alden wrote. I stopped by to see the Polar Bear custard shop she referred to when she met Elvis at 5 years old in the early 1960s! ❤️
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Sort of sad to see such legendary places fade into the history books. I think the saddest part is seeing the downward spiral of a once vibrant area of Memphis. Thanks for all you do Ashley! You hard work is much appreciated. Hope you are feeling better.
Yeah, I totally get that. Thank you for that, Jody!
They should have left the Bears there Regardless of what store it became, I am a Huge Elvis Fan, Thanks for your Great Videos
Thank you!
@@ashleysadventures Your Welcome Elvis Deserves it to be left there Permanently
I love these type of vids but am always sad to see what has disappeared from our past. Thanks Ashley.
Yeah it’s kinda bittersweet. Thank you!
I was thinking the same, feeling sad about times gone by ... and Elvis no longer there 😔.
It is all the little things that you bring to the table Ashley, You humanize a. Legend. Thank you for all work!
That was really sweet, thank you Cathy
This was so great. Looks like it was a fab place to visit back in the day. Thank you, Ashley!
I wish I could’ve tried a custard. Thanks Hugh!
@@ashleysadventures it sounds pretty delicious!
We need to find those Polar Bears! Somebody has them stashed away. Great story as always.
Thank you Chad! I wonder if someone was saving them so maybe they’re still out there. We need an APB on those bears
It's sad the historic drive in wasn't preserved and maintained in business. I wish Liberty Land would have been continued as well.. I think it was an important part of Memphis' community and the city should have tried whatever it could to see that it continued. I would love to see both restored in business and to be as true as possible to their historic significance. It's sad these parts of Memphis history were allowed to deteriorate and closed. The community needs to get together and try to renew and maintain it's historic businesses as much as possible. Elvis fans could play an important part in preserving Memphis history and restoring what has been lost to time and neglect.
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What beautiful history. I just Love the all the fabulous information you give us Ashley. Thanks Once Again.💙🙏🏽⚡️🧸🌹
Aww yay! Thank you Vanessa
Thank you Ashley for this little enteresting story . say are there any pictures of Elvis eating out at any of these places 👍
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Love a story like this - shame that they removed the bears - thanks so much for sharing 💛💛
Glad you liked it, Helen! 💛
It's so sad to see these Elvis places go to the wayside like this. I understand that things change, but would it be nice if the Elvis places didn't change? In a perfect world I guess, Elvis and Lisa Marie would still be here. I loved this story and remember reading it in Ginger's book. I love that you went there Ashley and filmed the location and I totally loved the old pictures of the Polar Bear Custard shop! So cool to see what it looked like. Loved the polar bears. Thanks for all you do in the Elvis world Ashely, you are amazing!
In a perfect world ❤️ thanks so much Brenda!!!
Thanks for the memories Ashley. It's bittersweet when you think of these places are slowly fading into memories. I want to thank you for being my eyes and ears in Memphis for a while now and surprisingly it has now become several years since I first become a member of your channel. Appreciate your work and help for keep the Elvis legacy alive! ⚡
You’re an original! Takk Jan! ⚡️
@@ashleysadventures Yes I am and there is only one of me! 😂 ⚡️
Thanks update you are special person keep him alive
Thanks Mitchell
@@ashleysadventures I am happy ur back tell real story of Elvis Presley always Be the king of rock and roll He never be forgotten 2023 and beyond
Interesting how a few people have mentioned I’m back. I get so busy time flies by, I don’t feel like I made a video very long ago!
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@Lu Dane 👋 Hey back Lu Dane 🎶⚡❤🎶😎🐾❄👍
Had to google frozen custard. It’s ice cream with eggs. I assume it’s one of those old American food items that went out of style. Very rare to find these days in the mainstream. I need to try it.
Your guess is as good as mine because I’ve never had it but would like to!
@paulgwyn7836Paul, I didn’t even realize custard was available in the South. I thought it was just a Northern thing. I know it’s huge in Wisconsin. Frozen custard is bigger than ice cream there. The biggest frozen custard stand in the world (at least by claim) is in Milwaukee and was what Arnold’s on Happy Days was based on.
Gracias!!! ⚡️TCB ⚡️
De nada!! ⚡️
I remember that Custard place it was across from the Midsouth Fair Grounds (before it was called liberty land ) I was about 5yrs old and every time We passed by my parents would stop and get us ice cream, my favorite was lemon Custard. Now when we have ice cream Sundays at Church I make Custard. Ashley thanks for the memories of this place.
Love that! I was hoping someone that remembered it would comment. Thanks Anna!
Ashley, I grew up in Whitehaven Tn. Within walking distance of Graceland. We saw Elvis and his guys on motorcycles riding up and down Hwy 51 ( Elvis Presley Blvd) we would wave and he would wave back. My friends and me were into the Beatles then. We would be on our way downtown Memphis to dance at a teenage nightclub. I moved up to the farm in 1967 Memphis was getting to bad. I love Elvis’s singing now. That is all i listen to in my car Sirius XM.
How amazing is that! Thank you for sharing
@@annasearcy4046 getting to bad in 1967!?... So what’s about now in 2023?!)☘️💙🕺💙🇫🇷
It is horrible that is why I left Memphis that and to finish school
It makes me sad that all this history part of my life is fading away but as is everything in life theres a. Beginning and an end time goes by so fast enjoy it while you can guys
so true
I love these videos. It's sad that when you think of it, most of these places Elvis would visit are slowly fading into memories. Thank you over and over again for bringing these hidden gems to us.
Aww thank you my friend. It's weird seeing it boarded up and the polar bears just cut off. I wonder if they still exist somewhere. Thanks for tuning in, Jason!
Yeah...
Great to see you back Ashley ...
You have been missed !
That's really nice, thank you. Good to be back!
Hi Ashley good to hear from you again with another great video.
Thanks a lot Nat!
Hello everyone william richards from dequincy,louisiana
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It's a shame the original business wasn't preserved. Historic businesses that are well maintained and continue in business add so much to the richness and culture of a community.
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Back in the late 80s, there was a guy who lived next door to my friend, his name was Allen, he would tell stories about knowing Elvis and we never knew whether to believe him or not.. does the name Allen Fortas come up in any Presley lore???
Absolutely he was Elvis’s friend! He wrote a book and passed away many years ago
Nice video as always. It would have to be chocolate for me.
Thank you! ⚡️
I’m a huge fan of elvis Presley’s I love 💕 elviss music and flims too elvis will always be the king 👑 of rock and roll 🎸 my dream is to visit Graceland and communicate with elvis and his family and friends too 1:36pm the milk shake I would get is vanilla
Thanks for watching! Yum 🥤 ❤️
@@ashleysadventures I love 💕 any stories to do about elvis that’s for sure 1:51pm
I went to Graceland about 12 years ago and of course, it was great. I have to say however most of what I saw of Memphis was pretty rough. There were some nice Barbeque restaurants but other than that it was kinda depressing. Maybe I just didn't see the right areas.
I get that. If you're looking for vacation sites, then yes it would be a let down. But if you're looking For Elvis sites, they're all over and pretty valuable to his story regardless of how they look today
Cool video! I’d get cookies and cream 😋😋
Thank you! Yum I literally just got cookies n cream candy bars
I take it that's Elvis time? Central?
Yes
Dear: Ashley, Elvis Presleys twin brother Jessie Presley the first born male child is not buried at Graceland with the Presley family members, the reason being they can't fiend find the body or the Grave of Jessie Presley , will Jessie Presley be one of the Great Signs from Heaven spoken about in the book of (St.Luke 21:11) "And Great Signs shall there be from Heaven, Fool's, we should have knowen, "Sincerely your's", Joseph Mankiewics, "The Prophet"....
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