Elvis Presley’s iconic Graceland estate in Melfis was looted overnight by vandals with ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Defend the Police’ graffiti.
Protest slogans in black and orange letters were hung on the stone wall surrounding King’s mansion, along with Elvis Presley Boulevard, the commercial appeal report said.
Graceland, where El Gust lived for 20 years before Elvis died in 1977, was also hit by other popular activists such as ‘Abolitionist ICE’, ‘Defend MPD’ and ‘F *** Trump’.
The spray-painted lettering covers thousands of tributes to Elvis written by fans who visited the King’s home since it officially became a museum in 1982.
The demolition was found early Tuesday morning by museum workers.
Elvis Presley’s iconic Graceland estate in Melfis has been ruined by overnight vandals with ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Defend the Police’ graffiti.
Elvis Presley, 42, lived in Graceland for two decades before his death on August 16, 1977.
Protest slogans in black and orange letters were hung on the stone wall surrounding King’s mansion with Elvis Presley Boulevard.
The spray-painted lettering pays thousands of tributes to Elvis, written by fans who visited King’s home since it officially became a museum in 1982.
Elvis fans were outraged to see the landmark being ruined.
“We were driving until this morning and we saw,” Alice Self told WMC5. ‘We just couldn’t believe it. We were just stunned by it. ‘
Elvis’s half-brother, Bill Stanley, also described how upset he was that someone would defame King’s house.
Stanley said, ‘This has been totally ignored. ‘The saddest day of my life. I mean, in addition to the day Elvis died, this is right next to him. ‘
Representative of the democratic state. Antonio Parkinson, in protest of the collective voice of aggression, offered to take Graffiti aside, writing: ‘What is the real issue here? Every visitor to Graceland wrote it on the wall and there were no complaints. So, really, it’s not the fact that he wrote, he wrote. ‘
A Graceland spokesman declined to comment on the sabotage. By mid-Tuesday, the worker’s work was seen removing graffiti from the walls of the powerhouse.
But from late Monday night until early Tuesday morning, Elvis’ home was not the only sign of vandalism in the city.
The demolition was found early Tuesday morning by museum workers. Elvis fans were also shocked to see the landmark developed.
By mid-Tuesday, the worker’s work was seen removing graffiti from the walls of the powerhouse.
The estate – located along Highway 51 South, known as Elvis Presley Boulevard – was opened to the public in 1982 and attracts 600,000 visitors annually.
Wandles also attacked the Levitt Shell concert venue in Overton Park, including ‘F *** Trump’ and ‘F *** Strickland,’ including ‘Spray Painting’, ‘Reference to Metfish Mayor Jim Strickland, In addition to’ Rich Eating ‘.’ And other phrases.
There was an open-air amphitheater where Lewis gave his first paid concert on July 30, 1954.
A Levitt Shell spokesman said it was the sixth time this year they had been sabotaged.
The ongoing coronavirus epidemic has already had an economic impact and is currently facing a budget shortfall of 800 800,000.
As the building is a historic landmark, the cost of replacing the Levitt shell could be around $ 150,000, Memphis police said.
“That’s the decent thing to do, and it should end there,” said Natalie Wilson, Levitt Shell’s executive director. ‘It’s getting worse.’
While Wilson says she doesn’t support graffiti, she hopes the historic landmark could be a place where the community will heal.
‘It is not right to discredit our stage; Still, we acknowledge their pain and we want to tell our community that “communication is deeper, it is more productive and that change happens with good communication”, Wilson said.
Wandles also attacked the Levitt Shell concert venue in Overton Park, including ‘F *** Trump’ and ‘F *** Strickland,’ including ‘Spray Painting’, ‘Reference to Metfish Mayor Jim Strickland, In addition to’ Rich Eating ‘.’ And other phrases
A Levitt Shell spokesman said it was the sixth time this year they had been sabotaged
Huge ‘I’ tagged overnight by Vandlo [Heart] Murals of Memphis on Cooper Avenue, York, where ‘BLM’, ‘It the Rich’ and ‘Defend Police’ had similar graffiti themes.
Examples of vandalism were found on the 901st day, the unofficial celebration of Memphis culture, held on September 1 each year.
Memphis police are investigating the vandalism. , Online, meanwhile, the identity of the monkeys was discussed on social media, with some claiming leftist ‘thugs’ for harm and others claiming the ‘intruders’ wanted to discredit the Black Live Matter movement.
Elvis Presley, 42, lived in Graceland for two decades before his death on August 16, 1977.
The estate – located along Highway 51 South, known as Elvis Presley Boulevard – opened to the public in 1982 and attracts approximately 600,000 visitors annually.
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