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Elvis A Rama
in Las Vegas
Nestled in the middle of the bright
city lights of Las Vegas stands a huge gold record. Across the bottom
of the record the words, ELVIS-A-RAMA. If you're looking for Elvis,
you've come to the right place, as the sign calls you
inside the building. It was only five short months ago
that Chris Davidson, known as the "King of Elvis Memorabilia," turned
his 2,000-item hobby into a fantastic 3.5 million dollar display. He's
said to be the single largest private collector of Elvis material in
the entire world. It's easy to see why his
Elvis-A-Rama
Museum has already
been voted the best museum in Las Vegas. His collection has been seen on
CNN and VH-1. It's been featured in the Los Angeles Times and
in Forbes magazine. Now you can see it up-close-and-personal,
near the famous Las Vegas Strip.
The tour begins with a spectacular
80-foot-long mural entitled "Elvis-A-Rama." Obtained from Elvis'
long-time friend, Jimmy Velvet, this magnificent mural features a
signature board. It contains thousands of personal notes to Elvis,
many of them from famous celebrities. The music wall is a definite hit, as
you walk past every commercially released 45, EP and LP ever recorded
by Elvis.
There are numerous showcases
containing his Army fatigues, personal clothing, papers, and jewelry.
They're all conveniently dated and identified. Like most of the showcases, this
one contains a video screen to enjoy your favorite Elvis performances,
as you browse
Look for Sonny in the new
Elvis Tribute Artist documentary by Blue Suede Films,
Almost Elvis.
After browsing the museum you'll
want to browse the gift shop. A fun, friendly atmosphere awaits you.
The gift shop is full of "Everything Elvis" you can imagine. A large
selection of videos, Cds, can be found as well as a few of Elvis'
personal items. Lots of goodies to add to your collection.
Elvis-A-Rama
is located one block off The Las Vegas
Strip at 3401 Industrial, right behind Treasure Island. Open 10-6
(dark Monday) 702-309-7200
Originally published on Suite 101.com may 22, 2000
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FACTS
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by June Moore

This black
limo is just one of the many highlights in the museum. It's a
magnificent 8-passenger 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood tour limo. Hard to
believe now, but it was used for a time to store guitars and drums
between tour stops.
A self-guided
tour, you can stay as long as you want, and browse till your hearts
content. Display after display of Elvis items greet you along the way.
You'll find, stage-worn jumpsuits, guitars, cars. Pictured here is one
of the pianos owned by Elvis.
This
showcase full of oldies is an especially fascinating one. Anyone that
was a teenager in the '50s will automatically look at it and wonder
what ever happen to all their Elvis stuff. In the 1950s, items could
be purchased almost anywhere. Scarves with Elvis' picture on them,
billfolds, charm bracelets, notebooks and on and on. Yes, if you were
a teenager in the 1950s you probably owned most of these items at one
time and somehow managed to let them slip through our fingers.
This
autographed pair of blue suede shoes is undeniably among the
favorites. Another is Elvis' 1962 Glastron powerboat with pictures of
him driving in the background.
This is just one of many displays showcasing the highlights of Elvis'
career. This one contains his gold lame’ suit among the memory filled
items.
This
showcase is full of clothes and photographs taken during his numerous
movie adventures. Included in this one is the suit worn in Clambake.
What a great, fun movie that was. It's really a remarkable feeling to
stand and look at the actual clothing he wore during the filming of
some of our favorite movies.
Included in
the price of admission are complimentary stage shows by Sony Boline.
Sonny sings all your favorite Elvis songs at 12:00 am. 2:00 p.m., 4:00
p.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily except Mondays.