The Elvis Family of Fans Club along with the friend of Levitt Pavilion Memphis announced during Elvis Week that the City of Memphis and the Levitt Foundation have agreed to save the Shell (Overton Park Shell is where Elvis first performed after recording "That's Alright Mama"). Over $500,000 has been set up to restore the Shell to it's 1950's glory and to provide live entertainment there again. Restoration is expected to be completed by September of 2007.

 

Source: Email / Updated: Aug 21, 2006

 

So many Elvis related sites have disappeared in recent years so this is great news!

 

Here's a photo I took of the Overton Park Shell when I was in Memphis last year :D

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/_5A_00147.jpg

This pic was taken backstage at the Overton Park Shell, Memphis on Friday 5th August 1955 :D

According to 'Elvis - Day By Day (a great book by Peter Guralnick and Ernst Jorgensen), this event was 'Bob Neal's eighth annual Country Music Jamboree, prominently featuring Elvis Presley, includes Webb Pierce, Sonny James and Johnny Cash, drawing an audience of over 4000 to the open air amphitheatre where Elvis began his professional career' :dance:

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/5855.jpg

great they are managing to keep a historical site like this, as you say they are dissappearing fast

Makeover for Shell Outdoor Theater in Memphis :dance:

 

More details here :D

 

http://www.elvisinfonet.com/shelloutdoor.html