The King's Castle - Elvis' Hillcrest Home, Beverly Hills

[@RR-fg2rl]

In the 70 s we'd see him in his Harley riding around and my mom loved him and us kids didn't think he was cool. Now I'm 61 I appreciate him a lot now

[@definitedoll]

It's amazing that the original gate is still there. And $400,000 was a lot of money back in 1967

[@kusudiutama5777]

Awesome, LT. Elvis is The King of Rock N'. Roll. Lots of fans still do admire him. 👍👍

[@LTJones]

Thank you

[@clarissaturcios2346]

He is not the king of Rock.... That will always be Chuck Berry

[@shawnabear6756]

The legend certainly came a long way from his very humble beginnings in Tupelo Mississippi. Elvis will never be forgotten. Great post Sir, thankyou.

[@LTJones]

Thank you Shawn

[@alittlelessconversation]

Great video and courageous of you too. I hope many more continue to love on Elvis! He is the man, the legend!!! RIP Elvis 🤙🏼🎼🤙🏼💯

[@LTJones]

Thank you Maria

[@ThinWhiteDuke2007]

Fascinating video on Elvis, he was an incredible singer/performer, probably the greatest ever, still sadly missed😭 I went to the Priscilla Presley tour, at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House, Newcastle upon Tyne ,with my dad. She showed private home videos, that have never been shown to the public, of the family, some at this very location. Great video L T Jones as always, thanks.

[@LTJones]

That must have been awsome. Thank you Paul

[@ThinWhiteDuke2007]

@@LTJones Yes it was, soon after Lisa Marie's death, very sad, she spoke fondly of both her daughter, and Elvis. No bitterness, just love.❤

[@Elvista]

Beaulieu, not Presley.

[@serenatwilite4005]

@@Elvista Wrong, she decided she wanted to go back to the Presley name and was certainly entitled to. Anybody in the world can take the name Presley if they choose to. You might as well just admit you resent her using it, but it's really none of your business. I'll never understand why certain Elvis fans think they must spend their lives constantly berating her for being who she wants to be, guess they are bored with their own lives. Either that, or you just can't get the bug out of your butt about it.

[@Elvista]

@@serenatwilite4005 ignorance is no excuse for stupidity

[@Mexicanita1904]

I’ve been here. I love how the exterior of the house is almost exactly the same from when Elvis lived there.

[@TheDancingunicorn]

I love your dedication to detail in your videos. Much appreciated from Australia

[@LTJones]

Thank you very much!

[@karengadke324]

This house was also used inside to film Kurt Russels “Elvis” movie, it still had Elvis’s decor inside !

[@rong805]

Yes, the Suspicious Minds rehearsal scene. The spot where the family pics were taken was where the Sweet Inspirations were sitting.

[@tombaker4586]

Fun walk. Karate was popular back then... McQueen, James Coburn, Paul Newman, John Voight and so on, all had a Karate coach, and Chuck Norris got his break this way.

[@LTJones]

Thanks Tom

[@trickyuk386]

There were rumours someone brought the house to demolish it, as are most of the famous homes in the area nowadays, but thankfully it was saved .. The spa guy went into the home on a vlog last year i think…

[@jimmorris1002]

Excellent video.

[@LTJones]

Thank you

[@mitchellwestford9312]

Awesome job and thank you Elvis Presley always Be the king of rock and roll He never be forgotten 2023 and beyond 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💙💙💙

[@LTJones]

Thank you so much

[@ritagorlero1352]

Traduzione in Italiano.Grazie.E' impressionante vedere ancora tutto uguale.Sarebbe bello visitare.

[@lanmercer7021]

Brilliant video LT As You already know i'm a huge Elvis fan and neis I injoio!!!!😂Da LT Diolch❤

[@LTJones]

😅

[@kirkleythomas9280]

Great video - thanks for the effort of doing this. (Technically, the first house Lisa Marie lived in was Graceland in Memphis. She was born at Baptist Hospital in Memphis and brought home as an infant to Graceland.)

[@LTJones]

Thank you

[@roymarksberry4152]

That is so cool it's all original

[@JulieIelasi-lt7yp]

Great video ❤🎉😊 ftom Adelaide south Australia 🇦🇺 😀

[@LTJones]

Thank you! 😃

[@jonipitchfork3954]

Nice. Thank you from Australia.

[@LTJones]

Thank you too

[@am3514]

Wahnsinn ,ich habe Gänse Haut. Danke für dein Video ... greetings from Germany

[@LTJones]

Thank you 🇩🇪

[@darrellhyde7978]

I went there in 1971-72 with my relatives and climbed on gate which opened.

[@movingloz]

Oh wow 😮 thank you so much for the footage and the info. That’s awesome 👏.

[@LTJones]

Thank you 👍

[@MrLou061]

Wow just came across you and wanted to say thank you for a wonderful video ❤

[@LTJones]

Thank you so much

[@ursulaengbers2526]

Schönes Video,👌 danke dafür bin großer Elvis Fan .

[@LTJones]

Thank you

[@jeanhughey6647]

My Kings castle is in Heaven.❤

[@elainebuist3887]

Oh, thx Mr Jones, for all this sweet info. Touches my heart.

[@LTJones]

Thank you for watching and leaving a comment

[@marthaashley2211]

Thank u 4 ur work on this all the information loved it

[@LTJones]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for leaving a comment 🙂

[@hoyhoytoo6772]

Thanks

[@LTJones]

Thank you so much

[@alanbower9296]

NICE VIDEO ENJOYED INTERESTING THANK YOU ❤

[@LTJones]

Thank you

[@gigib3320]

Very interesting! Thank you!

[@LTJones]

Thank you

[@roymarksberry4152]

He sure had a good time while he was here

[@richardmorris7063]

Too good a time!

[@veephil2776]

Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤

[@raymondjames7310]

Lots to film there LT very interesting ty

[@LTJones]

Thank you Raymond

[@hoyhoytoo6772]

As usual, well researched and very informative. Thank you LT, love watching your work, especially in and around LA.

[@LTJones]

Much appreciated!

[@GwynnB]

Great video 😊

[@LTJones]

Thank you very much

[@jackiekavanagh394]

That was lovely house of evils it was great he hade time with is wounderful family god bless jackie from ireland

[@LTJones]

Thank you Jackie

[@cindymoody1556]

Lisa Marie's first home was at Graceland in Memphis, Tn. Not in Ca.

[@connycooremans1594]

Visites the house in 2019 . Beautiful house inside a d what a vieuw , in good Heather you can see Las Vegas

[@LTJones]

Waw that's amazing. Thanks for watching

[@deborahjane68]

You Have Such A Lovely Accent, I'm Biased Though Also Being Welsh

[@LTJones]

Thank you so much

[@cd5201]

This is amazing, especially nice seeing messages left on the bricks. Thank you so much for posting.

[@LTJones]

Thank you for watching it and leaving a comment

[@crystaldance5731]

Thanks lt this was absolutely awesome ❤️😊👍🏻

[@LTJones]

Thank you

[@dobermanowner7246]

I never knew Elvis owned another home besides Graceland.

[@kirkleythomas9280]

Yes, he owned this home, and another at 144 Monovale Drive. He also owned a home in Palm Springs. The Los Angeles homes were eventually sold, (actually Priscilla got the Monovale house in the divorce and sold it to Telly Savales in 1975 and Elvis sold the 1174 Hillcrest house in 1973 after their divorce). But at the time of Elvis’ death he owned two homes - Graceland and the one in Palm Springs.

[@harrimersalo8216]

Thanks for doing this video.

[@LTJones]

Thanks for watching it

[@synchronicity1470]

thanks for this! His bedroom suite was next to the garage carport, with its own entrance. (ladder is there now) I think this house's original furnished interiors were used in the Elvis movie Kurt Russell starred in.

[@LTJones]

Thank you for the info. Many thanks, LT

[@synchronicity1470]

@@LTJones If you haven't seen that 1979 "ELVIS" made for TV movie, do! Kurt becomes Elvis and the director has a way of staging shots where he will set up a scene that uses a fade focus w/ Kurt in the background slightly out of focus and looks just like the real deal! He does the same with the use of shadows next to Elvis. That movies won the highest acclaim & awards that could be awarded. In the "Suspicious Minds" scene, it is this house you will see interiors of. KZbin user Midnight has the film. The girl that plays Priscilla, Season Hubley is perfectly beautiful. Charlie Hodge plays himself. There are a few facts incorrectly done, as was the case w/ the 2021 movie but it is my favorite Elvis movie in being completely believable. Vernon & Gladys are perfect.

[@serenatwilite4005]

@@synchronicity1470 I totally agree with you about the Kurt Russell movie. I think it is so much better and Kurt looks so much more like Elvis than Austin Butler, his facial features, his physique were so much like Elvis, could have been his twin. Especially when you consider Elvis real hair color was probably pretty close to Kurt's in real life. I think Austin just looks like some weak, sickly, gay version of Elvis - but I'm not too surprised he was chosen by Baz Lurhman since Luhrman is a very effeminate looking man himself. I think he wanted a feminine gay looking Elvis. I really thought most Elvis fans would be disgusted by it, still can't believe the acclaim it got and Kurt's beautiful portrayal has been almost forgotten. In every scene Butler just looks like some teenager dressed for Halloween to me. I liked Season Hubley as Priscilla much better too, felt like she really captured Priscilla's soft, feminine nature and sweetness at that time in her life. I also loved that they used the Hillcrest house in that scene, made it feel so authentic. As far as Priscilla and LM loving the new movie so much? I think LM had gone around the bend from all her drug use and I think Priscilla's mind must be slipping in her elder years. Either that, or they were both paid for promoting it. We all know LM was needing money. I heard that Luhrman felt that their endorsement of it would be critical to the movie's success and acceptance by the fans, so I wouldn't be surprised if he paid them to promote it.

[@synchronicity1470]

@@serenatwilite4005 I can't be in more harmony w/ all your thoughts. I can't express how revolted I am w/ the AB portrayal of elegant, refined, sultry EP. He appears incredibly garish & goulish, is too lanky & skinny. His features & long face are not served well w/ the cartoonish make-up. Something just dawned on me today, as I am in wonderment as to why the people are raving about how perfect AB was in the new movie. My thoughts are, for those of us who have lived Elvis most of our lives and even for those other people who may have discovered him new, their immersion is such that they and we are so familiar w/ every photo of Elvis ever taken, every film he's been in, every concert video ever recorded - we in our discernment cannot accept the AB Elvis because we know him so well. The casual viewers NOT having that immersion would just be seeing an interesting biopic, would not be as invested in the life story of Elvis and therefore could see right past the DOWNRIGHT OFFENSIVE CARICATURE of EP as played by AB! I promise, I delayed seeing the movie for almost a year, as I didn't like what I was seeing in the clips. But when I finally did, I made myself go in w/ an open mind, willing to give the guy a chance. After all, EP was a once in a century entertainer. His charisma, masculine beauty & emotive body will honestly never be seen again. I know Austin gave it his all, his head & body were just all wrong. The 1979 movie was stunningly amazing! ALL the cast were perfect. I am so, so glad a movie of Elvis' life exists to preserve the man & his story for eternity that is not offensive or unbelievable. This way others will have some idea of just how special EP really was. Kurt, while slightly short & smaller in frame DID look like E's twin. I watch that movie often. Oh! I read Priscilla was paid $50,000 to review the script material of the 1979 movie. And I agree, she went around promoting & gushing abt the Baz movie, for financial reasons & in order to promote the furtherance of Graceland to a new generation of fans, which is not a bad thing. Not bad, but a little disingenuous. Or heck, maybe she DID think Austin Butler was the best thing since sliced bread!! I have never been a 'Cilla' fan for a number of reasons.

[@mrrandy1]

new sub, great research

[@LTJones]

Thank you so much

[@adellaeltantawy9345]

Very nicely done. Great music and atmosphere. Thank you.😊 Couldn't quite hear the membership date. Did you give a specific date?😮🎉

[@LTJones]

Thank you very much. No date as yet

[@ashleyroney8644]

I was just visiting this house last Sunday October 8th and it looks like they are making changes. The roof is no longer the dark color it is in your video. I wonder if someone new owns it and they are remodeling it.

[@LTJones]

Hi, thank for sharing that. I hope they don't make any major changes to it

[@timgallivan1614]

Nice Video LT.

[@LTJones]

Thanks Tim

[@steverock4329]

Great video, they don’t seem to go a bundle on footpaths (or sidewalks) in that area do they?

[@LTJones]

No, once you're out of the central part of Beverly Hills the sidewalks seem to disappear

[@steverock4329]

@@LTJones could it be because most people travel everywhere in their cars maybe? Pavements not required lol 🤔🤭 The areas you visit are stunningly beautiful and very well maintained, very impressive, really enjoying this series from you 👏🏻👌🏻

[@serenatwilite4005]

I think it's probably because it's an upscale area with a lot of celebs living around there and they don't want to make it easy for people to lurk around spying on them and casing the expensive homes there.

[@reshyramlall7480]

My King

[@LTJones]

Thanks for watching

[@speederz1]

elvis installed those gates during the Manson years

[@8ballphil150]

diolch lt . reminds me of walking round caergybi . 😁😁

[@LTJones]

Yes very similar 😅

[@8ballphil150]

caergybi hills . by the old ddraig goch pub . cymru am byth .

[@19EnglishcaucAsians66]

The family wanted to put all there but it was not affordable. I think the story of e and his mother and father and e and lisa in memphis was good after his movies.

[@francescajohnston1470]

❤️

[@adrianburn7178]

Where did the Beatles meet Elvis?

[@LTJones]

That meeting took place in a house in Bel Air that has since been demolished. I have another Elvis video where I visit that site and some other Elvis related locations. All the best, LT

[@kellyr.vanderford2258]

Who owns Elvis home now

[@LTJones]

I'm not sure to be honest

[@БактылыДаулетбакова]

Бедненький хотел жить,закупил большую территорию, чтобы всем хватило,и родителям и дочери и всем будущим внукам....

[@master-kq3nw]

Elvis had two house in Beverly hills and one in the Malibu on the beach

[@JohnnyPerth]

Wasn’t Groucho’s house torn down !

[@LTJones]

You're right, it was originally a Spanish style villa. I've added a correction to the video description

[@JohnnyPerth]

@@LTJones Thanks. I thought I remembered someone trying to scrounge a brick from his old home when it was demolished. At least it shows the location.

[@gailcurl8663]

If It's Such a Long Walk and Up Hill, Why Didn't You Drive?? No Cars Allowed?? Seems Silly!!

[@LTJones]

Oh it wasn't far. A mile at the most

[@opencurtin]

Its a private house idiots should not take liberties in writing I love Elvis on the wall .

[@robertsmith5744]

Elvis was based out of Memphis, TN for tax reasons. Danny Thomas' house is at the end of this street.

[@Godblessme70]

Does someone live there now in the Elvis Hillcrest home?

[@LTJones]

I'm not sure to be honest, but i'd expect so

[@Godblessme70]

@@LTJones thanks for responding greatly appreciated!

[@michael1997]

⁠@@LTJonesno. It's a model home now. Unfortunately totally renovated. But still has some of the things from Elvis's time. I can link a video of someone touring the inside for you

[@JackTheSkunk]

This house doesn't do anything for me at all. I believe the Sharon Tate house was smaller but was so much more appealing.

[@jrmotta9876]

Ameiiiiii

[@brianroberts9376]

Un o lle wti fellu? Yr acen yn swnio fel y gogledd

[@LTJones]

Ardal Caernarfon

[@michaelthomas5454]

Neu dos o gwmpas ty Harry a Meghan ta ydio Not Allowed...

[@michaelthomas5454]

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[@KaliforniaLA]

Marilyn Monroe used to live across the street from my house. 4024 vista del monte Sherman Oaks. You can’t swing a dead cat around here without driving by a house a celebrity lived in. Yawn.

[@pulmon66]

Wonderdul, fantastic, and many thanks, so just let me add a few details. I start with how much did the last three owners ( in this, the 21st Century alone,) paid for the house. It was Peter Morton, founder of Hard Rock Cafe, who bought it for $5m, and sold it for $14.5 million to someone who wanted to build a new home there. It had happened to the house Elvis had famously rented, twice, on Perugia Way, so it wouldnt have been anything new, as far as homes where Elvis lived are concerned. But then came the savior, his son, Harry who paid U$25.5m to the person who bought it from his dad. Incredibly, the son is the one who has since died, while the father is still alive. The house, if it was put for sale, TODAY, il is estimated that it could be sold for $30m because of its extraordinary precedence. Finally, Morton Sr. has something in the Hard Rock Museum in Atlantic City that once belonged to Elvis and was parked at the home on Hillcrest, but painted black. Here it is, painted in silver, something which was done by one of its owners decades after Elvis gifted it to SHARE on July 4, 1968. The idiots who produced and filmed "The King" didnt know this beauty had been GIFTED by Elvis to an organization which acts on behalf of women who have survived mamal and ovarian cancer. They paid US400,000 for it, at an auction in London, made the film, interviewed people who while sitting there, in that beauty, criticized Elvis for only caring about money, and then the movie lost US$450,000. LOL. Instant karma. But when they NOTICED Luhrmann-s film had grossed US$280m worldwide, they realized how stupid they had been. Incidentally, Lisa Marie's first home was Graceland, as she was born in Memphis. scontent.fmga3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/88048503_3594127487295171_8167715285051113472_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=dip3AvwHYKwAX8mHp0H&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-1.fna&oh=00_AfBa7KqWb3znaEuxhAoyP9ZdAkU_wbQ46kgAuml6VaBGbg&oe=64C58965

[@LTJones]

Thank you for the information

[@pulmon66]

@@LTJones All the best

[@garyholcomb7303]

He bought Graceland way before this point Graceland was his home and the home he loved always Lisa had live there of course first