Daily Archives: October 8, 2009
Lost in the Fifties, again…
The morning before we left Celina, OH, we went back to “Lost in the Fifties”, a restaurant in nearby St. Mary’s
But as I mentioned, this place also has a great 50’s memorabilia museum, with a lot of stuff that you don’t expect to find in a small town.
Like…
This was Elvis’ leathers and motorcycle used in his film “Roustabout”, filmed in 1964.
And…
This was one of the outfits that Elvis wore during his very last tour in June of 1977.
And here is the outfit that he wore for one of his album covers.
And this is the album cover.
And here is one of Elvis’ 3 pink Cadillac’s.
According to the placard, this was the 2nd one he bought. The first one was a 1954 model. Then he bought this one in 1955. But after driving it for a while he discovered it didn’t have air conditioning, so he traded it back to the dealer for one that did have AC.
The 3rd one is the one that’s on display at Graceland.
The only thing I can figure out is that he bought this one in the winter, and then didn’t try the AC until spring.
Here’s one of Elvis’ Army uniforms, complete with his Army Commendation Award papers and his promotion to Sergeant paperwork.
And the museum has other celebrity outfits too.
Here’s James Dean’s jacket from “Rebel Without A Cause”.
And here’s an outfit worn by Dale Evans.
And they even have their own Elvis.
This is Elvis Aaron Presley, Jr. And if you check out his link, you’ll find that he has been acknowledged as the son of Elvis Presley, both in Elvis’s will and a DNA test.
He’s performed all over the country, including Vegas. Unfortunately we didn’t get to see him though.
The museum has a number of exhibits, but I’ve just given you the highlights, but it’s a big place and very interesting to browse thru.
More tomorrow…
