TUPELO, Mississippi: What We Found In The City Where Elvis Was Born

[@carolynwatson3842]

I have lived in Tupelo since 1987. You gave a good view of Tupelo in general, especially downtown. You missed a good Elvis site, Johnnie’s Drive Inn, near the birthplace. It still looks the same as it did when Elvis was growing up. They have a photo of Elvis sitting in one of the booths. You can sit in that booth and eat a Jonnie’s original dough burger. When you talk to people from this area you hear so many stories about Elvis.

[@HannahMattox]

No place better than Jonnie's! I've been in Tupelo for 7 years, lived in Pontotoc up to that point before, and my dad grew up just around the corner. Cool to find someone in my area :)

[@wellwell03]

Yikes, if I had read the comments first, I wouldn't have repeated the exact same thing.

[@HannahMattox]

@@wellwell03 no no! You just gave more details than either of us! You did a lovely job ❤️

[@thriftytupelonanny4124]

I have lived in Tupelo most of my life and I have always loved living here. So glad you enjoyed visiting in our lovely town. Thank you for sharing with everyone.

[@carolynwatson3842]

@@wellwell03 Your comment was great!

[@misstuesday404]

There will never be anyone else like Elvis, i am 76 and still love listening to him, i dont watch him a lot my blood pressure would blow up. 😘

[@E-D-E2704]

That be a fine way to pop your clogs ma'am dancing your way through the clouds with Elvis crooning the way to those big pearly gates..yes ma'am a fine way indeedy ! 😊

[@Dedicateddad4ever]

Wow Tupelo has matured quite a bit since I left in 2003. It’s a great place to live and visit with many places to eat and things to do. Just be careful driving through some of the neighborhoods on the south side. The crime can be rampant in certain areas. I was a Police officer here for several years before getting severely injured while on duty. I moved back west to get my daughter some help with her autism and to get away from the high humidity and the snaky creatures that lurk in the woods. I wish you had gone up north and filmed around the Barnes Crossing mall, Wal Mart, Home Depot, the theaters, Sams club etc. Tupelo has the nicest people in the world. Very friendly folks and fantastic doctors at the NMMC. Great video. I now live in extreme eastern Oregon now. No snakes or humidity here but the people aren’t near as friendly or outgoing. God Bless Tupelo Mississippi…..

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the great comment, Lynn!

[@ckzf1842]

Some really pretty homes here !❤❤❤

[@reelheel5919]

I was born and raised in and around Tupelo. I'll admit that this is one of the nicer towns in the state. They tore down the old fair ground where Elvis performed his legendary homecoming concert. The old garment factory building where Elvises mother worked is still standing and serves as an antique mall.

[@sundinfamforlife4129]

Yes i was gonna say I've seen alot of run down places in this state. I was surprised this city looked decent actually.

[@sanwages]

I wonder if the old washer woman sign is still up, over by the entrance to the old fair grounds ??

[@reelheel5919]

@@sanwages I remember that sign, it's long gone. That entire area is completely different now.

[@LuisSilveira-c9m]

Why they tore down the old fair grounds where Elvis performed

[@reelheel5919]

@@LuisSilveira-c9m That area was part of the downtown expansion. The new city hall and upper scale housing was built in it's place. They named it the fair park district.

[@royphillips7435]

Simply the greatest no one comes close to Elvis , forever and ever and ever and ever and ever ! Great video.. thanks

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Hell ya!

[@bonnieholland6801]

My grandparents were from Tupelo and they saw Elvis perform here early in his career at the old fairground. I have lived here for 35yrs. This is the only place that feels like home to me and I love Tupelo. Wouldn't want to live anywhere else. Tupelo is a beautiful place to live, clean, has everything to offer, and it is surrounded by woods and nature.

[@bobmmann3917]

Another nice little travelogue. I like your simple and relaxed style, very enjoyable to watch.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Bob!

[@breitie804]

As an 83 year old life-long devoted Elvis fan who grew up in South Africa, I never knew about the humble beginnings of that great supremely talented man. Instead I believed he came from a comfortable middle class home like Graceland! Wow! He slept in the same bed with his parents? That would have been fun and possibly explains why he has no siblings! Elvis's life story is to me a wonderful inspiring example of how a person is able to escape poverty and rise to become a mega star, and never abandon the good upbringing by his religious and fundamentally decent parents.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

It's an awesome story. :)

[@loukiasykallou4266]

Well that was the american dream of the 50s and Elvis was a talented person but he was also lucky to have been born in those days. Today is nearly impossible to become a huge star.

[@donaldcollier5744]

I'm from Tupelo. The reason there were no trees in that neighborhood is because that was government housing. It looked like you were on Ida Street. That used to be low income apartment buildings. Those houses you saw were a new initiative to change the dynamic of the neighborhood. There was also a police department built on it.

[@TOCC50]

They spelled tobacco wrong

[@rufioquin2406]

I was born in Tupelo. I returned in my late teens and spent most of my twenties there. I have a lot of great memories of Ballard Park, the tennis courts on Joyner, and working in the Barnes Crossing Mall (quite a nice mall). Tupelo has no shortage of nice places to eat. I ate at Forklift late last year and it was excellent. I made so many great friends in Tupelo, most of whom I’ve lost touch with. My first serious girlfriend I met in Tupelo as well. I have a lot of great memories there and will always have a soft spot for that place.

[@carolkokx9638]

Tupelo looks so nice and well cared for.

[@karenlarkins5429]

My Dad was born in Tupelo, MS, in 1931. I asked my Dad if he knew Elvis Presley, but he indicated that he didn’t. I wish I had visited my Dad’s family, and homestead, but I don’t even know the name of the street the family lived. Thanks for showing so much of the city. I can only imagine what it was like when my Dad was a child.

[@MrDEWaters]

I drove through Tupelo last month and I was impressed, also. There is a lot of civic pride. The northeast section of Mississippi seems to be doing better economically than other parts of the state.

[@CamXOTWOD99]

As a resident of Tupelo and lived in Mississippi all of my life, I totally agree. There is a lot of economic growth throughout Tupelo and the surrounding area in northeast Mississippi

[@sapphirestone8672]

I live in tupelo it’s really been growing in the past ten years.

[@tupelohoney622]

There was a huge push starting in the 1960's to bring furniture manufacturers to the area. City leaders in Tupelo and surrounding areas worked with high schools and the local community college to create vocational educational centers to have a trained work force for the manufacturers. Their early groundwork is still paying dividends today with Toyota placing a huge manufacturing facility that produces camrys and corollas.

[@spody22]

Yes the North section and around Oxford too does better economically than any other part of the state.

[@josephspruill1212]

duh we are closer to Memphis which is the hub for all cities close by. That and the colonialist pushed north to south not south to north.

[@so_mississippib2013]

Thanks for exploring my city 🌆 and yes I love it tupelo has come a long ways I'm originally from okolona Ms but I been living in tupelo for several years and I love it lot of jobs and ex. It's more to see in tupelo I have lived in many states but I've always come back home 🏠 Tupelo will be even bigger and better ten years from now

[@khaterehlunden5136]

Thank you so much for Nice video from birth place of ELVIS

[@Melissa-lb4ny]

Thanks for this video! As a huge Austrian Elvis fan I've always wanted to go there. It's still on my list!

[@chasintrail]

The neighborhood area (Ida St.) with no trees there was built within the last 5 years or so. That area used to be nothing but lower income apartment complexes, so it was mostly concrete.

[@vikimseruh4500]

I worked at Reed's across from the Hardware store. You totally missed the Elvis memories there. His mom worked for Reed's manufacturing. There are huge photos on the walls, seats from the balcony he sat in at the movies at the Lyric and much more. I hate you didn't see it because every tour bus brings everyone in to see those things.

[@rasberryfields2132]

Thank you for this wonderful video....showing where precious Elvis was born! And showing the world that Mississippi has painted houses and food besides watermelon! Tupelo has expanded so much that the once small towns that surrounded it in the country, are now suburbs. North Mississippi is a great, safe place. So glad you enjoyed it. Sadly, my hometown is Jackson, MS. It is now the murder capital of the U.S. and most residents live in Madison County(north of Hinds county/Jackson. I haven't lived in Jackson since childhood, but cried when I drove thru town a few years ago. I remember it when it was an elegant Southern town. Stay safe on the road and bless you for this video. (The Delta is very crime-ridden! Don't go back there unless you are going to Tunica!)✌️❤️🙏

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the comment. I had already visited Jackson before I went to Tupelo, and I was bracing for it to be very similar. I was so glad and relieved that it wasn't. Tupelo is among the most beautiful small cities in the US.

[@allrootssouthmusic5304]

"it was an elegant Southern town" there is zero elegant about the rampant white-on-black racism of Jackson in the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries.

[@robylifelaw4664]

Born and raised in Tupelo and was shocked to have learned so much. Well done, thanks for doing this.

[@jessekuchinski1172]

I love Elvis too. So exciting to see this. My dad took me to Graceland in '96 and I've been a big fan ever since. Most charismatic man ever.

[@Nooooahhh]

Awesome you’re hitting places in Mississippi. Lived in tupelo my whole life about 10 minutes from downtown. Only complaint for me is how hot and humid it gets in the summer, and how cold it gets in the winter. Not often you get an in between!

[@Nooooahhh]

@Donnell Okafor I don’t know man Nola is damn hot because of all the concrete lol, but yes the humidity is bonkers.

[@davidmandelstamm8725]

Here in Oxford, it's been plenty cold in mid-November 2022. Almost a full week of nights with temps in the mid 20's. (Similar weather in Tupelo, being that it's only about 50 miles away.)

[@mckennalynn1916]

Not finished with your video yet, but I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to show us around Mississippi, and where Elvis was born etc!

[@marciazapata8031]

Fascinating City, I'm surprised with green 🌲 trees in Tupelo, extremely happy seeing......

[@kittyread1605]

Lovely video..and my fond memories of visiting Tupelo, his birthplace and treasured photos of my travels of Tupelo, Memphis and Graceland ( the wonderful exciting Elvis trip and paying my respects to my much adored and forever in my heart Elvis Presley. Visited Nashville..A wonderful Elvis Presley heartfelt visit.

[@jenniewinchester8792]

I love Tupelo. I worked for many yrs there. It's a great big little city. You really did miss several good tourists attractions such as Johnnie's drive in. Elvis surely has helped make this town very profitable. We are proud of this town.very pretty place. A great place to retire. You missed some huge mansions over on the west side. Tupelo has much to offer. Very clean. One of the best medical areas in the country. Hard working people. Hundreds of restaurants. Elvis festival in the summer. Come back yall!! Hope you enjoyed our friendly town. 😊

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

We loved it.

[@Dedicateddad4ever]

@Jennie Winchester I totally agree with your post. I was a Police officer in Tupelo from 1990 to 2002. I was severely injured on duty and after taking retirement I moved back to the west so my Autistic daughter could get a more designed education for her needs. I loved living in Tupelo. I’ve always said the best people I’ve ever met in my life live in Tupelo. It’s a great place to live and has so many places to eat and shop. I don’t miss the high humidity and all the critters in the woods but I often miss Tupelo and it’s people. I wish he had filmed up on the north side where the Barnes Crossing Mall is located along with many restaurants, Home Depot, WalmMart etc. Tupelo is a great city. I would like to visit Tupelo again some day, but may never make it back to the area. God Bless Tupelo Mississippi.

[@crystalgarcia2143]

Down town tupelo has changed a lot since 2002 there is 2 hotels nice restaurants and new buildings

[@rw2629]

I was born in Tupelo and lived there until I was 7 when my Dad sold the fabric business he owned with his brother (Hancock Fabrics) and we moved to Florida. I still have a lot of kin folk in the area. This was nice to watch. Thank You!

[@OutlawEntertainmentlmc]

LD Hancock , his wife Ms Elaine

[@zollar98]

So glad I discovered your videos. I like how you take the time to actually do a walk about and visit all areas of the cities and towns. Good job.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Zollar. :)

[@stephenkingsley_]

I was born here and my family there all lived within a few blocks of Elvis' birthplace. As you were turning on to main street you drove past the church we attended, my cousin's music store and the local BBQ joint (Johnnie's) we ate at as kids. My uncle owned the local grocery store at the time. We used to walk to Elvis' birthplace to play in the little playground behind the house. This was long before it was a tourist destination, it was just a tiny park then.. My grandmother was a teacher at Lawhon Elementary where Elvis went to school but said she never taught him or at least didn't remember him. Our family plot in Priceville Cemetery is immediately adjacent to the Presley family plot and several of my relatives including my grandmother are buried there. Elvis's twin brother is still there as they were never able to actually find his body since it was not buried properly or marked adequately. Elvis was not an uncommon name in the area BTW, the fellow who drove the bus that went by her house that we rode was also named Elvis and I knew several Elvises over the years. You missed the boat by not eating at Johnnie's Drive-In which has a legit claim to having been patronized by Elvis. They have decent BBQ and the place has charm that goes beyond barking about Elvis. I eat there whenever I am in town, which isn't very often since I no longer live in the area.

[@sanwages]

Did you know any Goff's in that area? My Mom & her family lived a few houses up from the original Elvis home place.

[@stephenkingsley_]

@@sanwages I do not as best I can recall. Most of my family lived south of Main St. in East Heights. My uncle lived on the north side of main street and owned the grocery store there. His son, my cousin is still there and owns the music store.

[@OutlawEntertainmentlmc]

Was the owner buddy palmer?

[@stephenkingsley_]

@@OutlawEntertainmentlmc my uncle Dalton Lackey owned the grocery store and my cousin Jody Lackey owns the music store.

[@jojo-xu4iz]

I was born in and still live and work in Tupelo and I love it. Some of the friendliest people you'll ever meet.

[@josephspruill1212]

No, southern hospitality isn't hospitality sorry. Cause when they say they will pray for you they actually men I wish you would die, lol! That's not hospitality if ya ask me. Colorado has more hospitality than Mississippi! I know I lived here most of my life. The whole south is the same way. Everyone is soooo negative. I had to get away, and thank god I did.

[@jojo-xu4iz]

@@josephspruill1212 you sound very negative

[@josephspruill1212]

@@jojo-xu4iz I SOUND NEGETIVE FOR TELLING YA THE SOUTH IS NEGETIVE?!. SEE WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT. THE SOUTH WILL TURN IT AROUND ON YOU IN A HEART BEAT.

[@jojo-xu4iz]

@@josephspruill1212 why are you turning it around on me when your the negative one. You made the first negative statement not me.

[@josephspruill1212]

@@jojo-xu4iz I'm describing a place it just so happens to be negative your right. Doesn't make You or I negative. Just showing you one of the ways people in the south do it. Reverse phycology is one way they do this. Blame game like your trying to do is another way. Instead of excepting that the south is negative and learning to make it better. Yet they wont, they would rather argue like your doin instead. Totally my point thanks for adding to this!

[@georginapaki9328]

The man The legend The greatest entertainer ever The King Elvis Presley Tupelo what a beautiful place to call the home of the KING 🤴 ❤ FROM N.Z

[@davidmay3348]

So true everything you say about Elvis, i was completely taken by him. Thought he was the coolest entertainer ever. My parents had tickets to go see him in Portland Me., and he died just before he was to come to the show. Heartbreaker for sure.

[@brandonstraubel29]

Been watching your videos since about the Wyoming postings and it’s been a pleasure watching the other USA sojourn videos. It has been a very enjoyable way to vicariously do something I want to do, and that is to see the country. I want to commend you on the straight forward approach you take. I wish you and “the wife” a peaceful rest of your journey.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Brandon!! 😀

[@dianapearson1771]

Tupelo is a beautiful city, thanks to some great mayors over the years. Like other fallen cities in this state, when we get the wrong mayor, she will fall, too. That's why cities fail. Thay get leadership that would rather see a city fail than make progress. We have a great hospital and medical system, which wasn't covered. Lots of lovely neighborhoods and historical areas. Come back anytime!!! Thanks for visiting us and saying nice things about us!!!!!

[@leximojito1218]

Thanks for this vid, I made it to Memphis many years ago to Graceland but did not get to Tupelo. Elvis was and is the greatest humanitarian and entertainer of all time! Loving seeing Tupelo!

[@CharlottePrattWilson]

Y’all are just having a ball, aren’t you!🎉 It was interesting to see the birth place of Elvis. Sometimes being brought up in humble beginnings can forge good character. Happy travels!

[@sonnyllaneza9540]

What an amazing historic preservation..

[@lindaduarte59]

Thank you for the tour and especially for your appreciation of Elvis Presley,

[@caysonwilhite6031]

I hope you enjoyed my home city of Tupelo! We welcome everyone to our city!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

It was great! 😀

[@4knanapapa]

Spent 2 months down south in our motorhome last fall, loved Mississippi and Tupelo in paticular, hardware store was great, reminded me of the old hardware stores when I as young, owner gave us a tour inside, just a great town.

[@joeysartain6056]

Thanks for visiting Tupelo, MS. Please come back if you get the opportunity. We would love to have you back.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Loved Tupelo. I have wanted to visit for 40 years, glad I finally got there. :)

[@joephillips9091]

Thanks you for a GREAT tour of The King's home town! Gonna put a trip there on my bucket list for sure. Love visiting places like this and imagining what it must have been like growing up there.

[@beatuna]

Your videos are a great new find. Appreciate that you take time to research what you're filming. I learn something new with each video. Technically, the quality of your videos from the moving car are top notch, too! Thanks!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Charlie! :)

[@brownie88ify]

nice video Joe, thanks for this, very cool learning so much about Elvis. You must have been devastated when he passed away, a lot of people were. Happy trails!

[@bobmmann3917]

Another great little travelogue. I like your relaxed style, easy to watch & enjoy.

[@sunnienie239]

thank you so very much Joe and Nic i found Elvis birth place

[@i-35vagabond56]

Most of Mississippi looks nice. Tupelo, Starkville, Oxford, Hattiesburg are all nice little towns. The Mississippi Delta Region is why Mississppi as a State ranks at or near the bottom in most things good and at or near the top in most things bad.

[@ellenhood1356]

Southaven is a good city. But it's in North Mississippi

[@danielmorris7648]

Yep pretty much

[@paulmunoz1941]

AWESOME THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE VIDEO ELVIS FAN FOR OVER 50 YEARS THANK YOU I REALLY ENJOYED IT

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

You’re welcome, Paul! 😃

[@tinasears610]

YAY!!! Thank you! Love this video. Tupelo looks a lot cleaner than it did in the 80's. Seriously considering moving back after we retire. My husband told me you mentioned Tupelo was next on the list. Wonder how I missed it?

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Tupelo is beautiful. Honestly, I wasn't expecting it took look so nice.

[@CamXOTWOD99]

A lot of economic development has taken place in downtown Tupelo, and really throughout the entire city in the past 10-15 years.

[@reelheel5919]

This place has been cleaned up a lot over the years.

[@bananaohohoh]

Wooow,it's so amazing.thanks for this vedio I know now where is Elvis birthplace, watching from philipines mabuhay!

[@rosewhich]

Just wanting to thank you for the great Tupelo tour.Never had a chance to go there but this tour was almost as good as being there in person. It is a pretty town, and interesting to see all the Elvis memorabilia. I especially liked the painting on the outside wall.. May we always be able to enjoy our memories of Elvis. Long live the king!!!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words. My goal is to give the viewer the feeling they've been there, so that's the best compliment you can give me. :)

[@CamXOTWOD99]

The neighborhood that you crossed over into at 15:58 is the oldest neighborhood in the city of Tupelo. I live in the neighborhood and my house was built around 1910. The maroon house with the white trimming is one of the few houses in the city of Tupelo that Elvis once lived in.

[@CamXOTWOD99]

The neighborhood at 17:32 is the oldest historically black neighborhood in the city of Tupelo.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I thought all the neighborhoods in Tupelo looked nice.

[@CamXOTWOD99]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip a lot of people take pride in Tupelo and want to keep it beautiful. The city also has ordinances to keep houses from falling too far into decay. Once a house has gone so long abandoned and decaying, if no investors buy the home to flip it, the city will demolish it. I’ve lived in Mississippi all my life and it’s sad to see most of the other towns and cities that are either the size of Tupelo or bigger in Mississippi just feel lifeless and decayed. Seems like the north and south part of the state see more economic growth than the rest of the state.

[@97carded]

A great video and a very nice city, I never would have thought that. I like The Elvis 68 Comeback Special. I think Biloxi is also very nice. You don't expect this when they tell you how poor Mississippi is. All your videos are good and enjoyable.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!

[@doctorlarry2273]

The area where you saw the newer houses and "no trees" was re-developed about 2-3 years ago. The land previously had a number of dilapidated apartment buildings and parking lots (and no trees!) The newer housing was developed as "affordable housing" - which was definitely needed in this area. You noticed that much of residential Tupelo has a lot of trees - some of which are fairly large and old. The city also has extensions for University of Mississippi and Itawamba Community college. Housing runs the gamut from small to large homes and inexpensive ones up to mansions.

[@daleneshiarobertson1038]

I was born and raised in Tupelo Ms … I mean it’s nice … I’m tired of staying here. Thank you for showing us off 🥺.

[@joeharris3878]

Downtown Tupelo has really changed in the last 20-30 years. My parents moved to a community just west of town in the late seventies. Rarely went downtown when I visited them. A mall was built downtown around 1988, but before long most of it was converted to an arena for concerts and basketball, etc. Last summer I drove through the area for the first time in decades; it's been transformed. Really like it. of t

[@marywegrzyn506]

Thank you for this beautiful Video. It is amazing to see Elvis' Childhood Home !!! I miss him!!!

[@thegeezertour116]

My wife and I came up here in our camper in April 2020 for work. In October 2021 we sold our house in Jackson, Ms. and bought just outside of Tupelo. We love it here.

[@Mariel_Moon]

Beautiful town. All the Elvis things make me cry. My father was a big fan and I grow up with the music.

[@GBraves]

I always love watching travel channels go to Tupelo. I do find it funny though that they never really leave the downtown/Elvis birth place area especially when the busiest part of town is in the area around the mall. We have one of the only malls in this part of the country, so tons of people in north Mississippi and even northwest Alabama flock to that area every weekend. Let me just say that something that’s usually a 20 minute drive was more like a 2 hour drive around Christmas every year before online shopping became prevalent. So, I really appreciate that you took the time to get outside that main tourist area and see different parts of town. And while you didn’t really get into the main area around the mall you were at least on the outskirts of it at Blue Canoe. Also, while you didn’t really go to the western part of town where most of the nicest houses are, you did just so happen to show the areas/houses that the most famous people from Tupelo (that are still alive) lived. The 2 brothers that make up the rap group Rae Sremmurd while born in California grew up in Tupelo (I got to meet them one time before they got famous). They used to live in that neighborhood that you mentioned didn’t have trees and even mentioned it in a song once: “Came a long way from those Ida Street apartments.” Speaking of that neighborhood, I’ve seen others mention it already but the reason why that area is devoid of trees is because it used to be a bunch of low income apartments. The city leaders in Tupelo have always hated apartments for some reason and many years ago they tore down a bunch of the apartments in that area because the crime in those specific apartments was so bad. It always gives me a bit of whiplash driving by there now because I remember a giant group of apartments hidden behind a gas station and now there’s just a gate that leads to a bunch of tall grass. While the area got better after this and was no longer the worst part of town anymore, the city decided to tear down even more of apartments in that neighborhood years later effectively giving the hundreds that lived there like a year or two to leave and kicked them out. At least this time around though, they actually built something in its place and that’s why the housing there is standardized because it’s cheap. Going back to Rae Sremmurd, they were kicked out by their mom at one point for ditching school to focus on music and they actually took refuge in one of the many abandoned factories just south of downtown (the ones you showed in the video). In case anyone is wondering, yes, they bought their mom a nice house in one of Tupelo’s nicest neighborhoods. And for what it’s worth, one of the old houses you showed in the video belongs to (or maybe used to idk) US senator Roger Wicker. Thank you so much for the video

[@kingskidtvbrandiva]

I remember Rae Sremmurd talking about living in an abandoned building in one of their interviews. I never knew it was Tupelo. Cool that you met them before they were famous.

[@briankelly8152]

I have been a huge Elvis fan since I was a kid and this has been a dream of mine to visit Tupelo.Thanks for sharing this awesome tour around Tupelo and surrou nding suburbs,beautiful town and suburbs Greetings from Australia 👍

[@marisolmartinez4159]

Fun fact: those guitars scattered throughout were all painted by elementary schools here in Tupelo. I remember one my class did a long time ago too. Been here all my life and we really don't think all that much about Elvis since he's all over the place. It's kinda the norm here lol even the McDonald's on South Gloster with the big golden arches has a timeline of his life throughout his army days and his married life.

[@allrootssouthmusic5304]

Since he was a singer, the city should have put microphones instead of guitars.

[@mitchellwestford9312]

People like you keep him update for new fans around the world to this day Elvis Presley Never be forgotten He lives by his fans around the world 100% fact Elvis Presley sold more then any music dead or alive to this day and what yrs is it 2022 wow TCB

[@mattwilliam4803]

-I'm from Memphis, Tennessee - that was very, interesting.. I've never been to Tupelo, Mississippi to see Elvis's childhood home, or Graceland, either -Thanks !!!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Well damn, you gotta visit those places! In all seriousness, they are awesome, well worth visiting. 😀

[@martinedwards262]

best part i have seen of Mississippi: to date thanks my friend keep up the good work.....

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Tupelo is a great town. 👍😀

[@passionmeanie1]

The street you were talking about is a brand new neighborhood. You showed Tupelo well. Thank you.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

It's a great town!

[@SamanthaandWade]

Nice video of my hometown. Glad you enjoyed.

[@SuperChicken666]

I was raised so far down in South Mississippi that anything north of Jackson seemed extremely far north. Anyone living north of Mississippi were officially Yankees. Twenty years in the military made the world a whole lot smaller, but when you speak of Tupelo, part of my brain still says that's way up there.😊❤❤❤

[@diane1390]

I love those old advertising murals. Whenever I get the chance, I photograph them with my cellphone.

[@kathylesley9581]

My sisters and I were born in Tupelo, and every summer our parents would take us to Dairy Kream and we would get an ice cream cone. Then we would go to the Tupelo Drive-In (not there anymore) and watch a movie. The next time you are in Tupelo, go to Veteran's Park and feed the ducks! It's a blast!!

[@maryannemelenka9250]

I hope to visit there when I go to Memphis, see his roots. A musical legend from this Humble small town. The ole Mississippi!

[@mikeyoung00]

We decided to take the Natchez Trace up to Nashville to visit our kids. Coming up from the coast, we hit the Trace in Tupelo after spending a day in the town. It is every bit as lovely and interesting as this video would have you believe. We found a great little bakery/coffee shop across from the courthouse for breakfast, had lunch in a downtown restaurant and dinner at the Blue Canoe. Get the Pot Roast and Corn Bread Waffle, shown in this vid. It's amazing. Not the first time I have been to Tupelo but first time I had a chance to just hang out and check out the town for a day.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That was a great comment. Enjoyed reading it, Mike. Thank you. :)

[@cesarbernales7638]

I am fun of watching...i been learning...you are now my tour guide.👍👍👍

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome, Cesar. :)

[@junctionroadparklandsvlog5035]

Thanks for another wonderful presentation.

[@hotcocoa63]

I use to go to Tupelo as a kid every year to visit my grandmother and cousins. It's grown alot sense I've been there.

[@mingo2024]

Spent my childhood summers in Tupelo with my aunts, uncles, cousins. Always had fun in Tupelo.

[@BearStar1]

ELVIS ! Is the King of MUSIC !! A Professor Of Music At Harvard University said that Elvis was such an Extremely Gifted Vocalist because he had Vocal Registers normally found only in Professionally, Voice Trained, Opera singers. He closed his article by saying that Elvis could hit Hi ''G '' Notes that would make a Baritone Opera Singer turn Green with Envy ! Consider the Following.: Elvis could and did Sing Bass, Baritone, 2nd Tenor and 1st Tenor. Also, Elvis successfully sang Rock N' Roll, Jazz, Country, Gospel, Broadway, Blues, And Rhythm and Blues. And Elvis is the only Performer in the History of Recorded Music that is a Member of FIVE Music Halls Of Fame ! Rock 'n Roll , R & B , Rockabilly , Country and Gospel! Elvis recorded 875 songs! No One else In the History of Recording has ever come close to matching the Versatility, the Vocal Range, and the Number of records Sold over 2.5 Billion Worldwide ! And Elvis holds the record of having the Highest LP Album Sales Worldwide also! 206,800,000 Albums Sold Worldwide !! Elvis gave 1,684 Concerts and over 6,000 Live Performances during his career as a Entertainer Super Star,a astonishing and amazing achievement not surpassed by anyone ! And over 2.5 Billion Records sold Worldwide ! The Highest Selling Single Artist in the History of Recorded Music ! AND the Only Entertainer in the World that is a member of 5 Music Halls of Fame ! Rock 'n Roll, Rockabilly , Country, R & B, and Gospel ! And 21 other Halls of Fame ! That's Why Elvis is the KING of Music !!!

[@margenewilson62]

I was at the show in 1956 in Tupelo, Ms. It was at the fair grounda.

[@andygolden5719]

I live in Tupelo Ms & pass by all this stuff all the time & never paid attention to it but it looks pretty cool in your video !

[@freddypflugbeil6]

hardware stores back in the sixties and seventies where a cool place to go thanks for the memories

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Absolutely. Hell, I remember when Walmart's were hardware stores!

[@estelleadamski308]

I always love Elvis, too. From the age of 3 I could recognize his voice on the radio, as well as Johnny Cash and the Everly Bros. Elvis was raised Assembly of God, and so was I, so I felt a kinship there, He 1st sung in church, as most all of the early Rock N Roll stars did. You cannot have gospel music w/out Southern Gospel music!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I agree!!

[@estelleadamski308]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip I meant to say you cannot have RockNRoll w/out Southern Gospel music, as it came first! Luv UR videos!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Estelle. And I totally agree. :)

[@kingskidtvbrandiva]

Tupelo looks 100 times better than the capital.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

It is. 😬😀

[@dfroberson9096]

My great Aunt babysat Elvis before they moved to Memphis. The house does not sit in it's original site. He was a very young child when he moved from here.

[@thesearcher118]

I have been to Tupelo a few times. Great town with incredible history. Brices Crossroads National battlefield. Elvis? How can you go wrong.

[@dixietreks3974]

My sister and I were born in tupelo! Sweet town, nice place to visit.

[@Stevenhiggles]

Very nice video of our little town. Tupelo has come a long long way from when I grew up here. The parking lot you were in at the birthplace used to be a public pool lol the down town used to be a 4 lane as well and I want to say about 15 years ago or a little more they made it a two lane and added parallel parking.

[@ritakarlsson]

Will bee soo fun too come to this place,👍☀️ thanks for share

[@jjones7396]

Tupelo is one of the best cities in Mississippi. It’s like a Little Memphis or Little Nashville. I use to go there often when I visited my brother and his family in nearby Booneville,MS.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I agree!

[@davidmay3348]

What a beautiful city and surrounding neighborhoods, sure some abandoned manufactoring plants from years ago but really nice and no buildings falling down. Really nice to see for a change. Awesome video!

[@miguelsoriano6885]

I like your video thanks for sharing

[@wandakitterman252]

Love all things Elvis....thank you..

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Me too!

[@busybeenature9092]

Really beautiful place 👍😍. Thanks 🙏

[@armeswilli01]

Mississippi Delta - shining like a national Guitar!

[@HannahMattox]

This is my town. I literally live less than 5 miles away from Elvis' home.

[@lauraodwyer2028]

Trip planned for October from Ireland..🇨🇮 any must see suggestions very welcome can't wait it looks beautiful and the sound of the birds in the background was very relaxing. Well done Tupelo 👍

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

You'll love it, Laura. It's a great little town.

[@motowngirl5891]

Really informative Rock and roll evolved when I was born, Elvis, Beatles Stones, led zep etc Thanks for this video

[@randygyulay5114]

Tupelo was our halfway point on the Natchez Trace. I was impressed by the city and howwell kept everything was. We even visited the zoo. Job well done

[@robsemail]

Yeah, and one of Tupelo’s best nearby amenities is Tishomingo State Park, a short drive up the Natchez Trace. The park is set in the most extreme southwest corner of the Appalachian mountain range, and features beautiful foothills and rocky outcrops. There’s a lot of fun outdoor stuff to do there.

[@josephspruill1212]

what zoo? Are you talking about the Buffalo Park? Cause that isn't a zoo. Just because it has a few other animals than, lol! Where are the lions the tigers the bears and monkeys. Its not a zoo its a PARK!

[@stephenmcninchthefortresso101]

I am also a Tupelo resident. My dad says that that isn't the actual house but a similar one that was moved there from another part of town.

[@leewimbs1773]

You are correct. His house was located next to the fish hatchery and close to Blue Bell. When tourist started to come to Tupelo the house was moved to it current location. Was born in Tupelo and remember when it was moved.

[@exstock]

Heh, you drove past my parents' old house at 2:45--that's the parsonage for the Methodist church, directly across from the birthplace. They served there for several years--and boy, did they ever have to deal with a lot of tourists parking in their yard, at the key Elvis dates! (And yes, I've swung in Elvis's porch swing many times, although that was long before my parents lived there. It was a bit of an 80s kid tradition: movies -> ice cream cone -> Elvis's swing.)

[@johnhallmark7706]

Great video showing Tupelo in a positive way!