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On The Long Lonely Highways of America
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College Station, TX: G. Rollie White Coliseum at Texas A&M
"There was a 7:30 p.m. concert in College Station at the G. Rollie White Coliseum on the campus of Texas A&M University in Bryan, Texas...
Feb 28


Midland, TX: West Wind Motel
Elvis and the boys were often good friends with one family in town and in Midland, it was the Holifield family Cecil Holifield remembers
Feb 20


Big Spring, TX: Big Spring Municipal Auditorium
On April 26, 1955, Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, and Bill Black appeared at the auditorium. It was the second night of a 5-day tour.
Feb 6


Big Spring, TX: Hotel Settles & Settles Grill
In late-April 1955, Elvis, Scotty Moore, and Bill Black, rolled into town with the purpose of performing at Big Spring's Municipal Aud.
Jan 2


Cleveland, OH: The Circle Theatre
The theatre was built in 1920 by Clara A. and Graham Hoffman on property they were leasing at the time, and it was aptly named the Hoffman
Jan 17, 2024


Conroe, TX: Davy Crockett High School's Tiger Stadium
Regardless of attendance doubts, hundreds of screaming fans came to Tiger Stadium that night to see Elvis and the others. For his grand...
Oct 16, 2023


Carthage, TX: The Carthage Milling Company
The owners of the Carthage Milling Company wanted to have a grand opening celebration with some entertainment. Jack originally wanted the...
Oct 11, 2023


Conroe, TX: The Bluebird Courts Hotel
Construction on the building began in 1946 and was completed in 1947 by A.H. “Whitey” and Rose Crouch. The hotel was made from stucco...
Sep 11, 2023


Conroe, TX: Gentry's Men's Clothing Store
Like most other buildings in Conroe’s historic downtown, the Gentry building was built with red brick after the 1911 fire that destroyed...
Aug 26, 2023


Conroe, TX: The Corner Pub
The building originally on this spot, burned down in the February 1911 Conroe fire, a fire that claimed 65 wooden structures...
Jul 28, 2023


Conroe, TX: Shepard's Barber Shop
Williamson had a barber shop on Main Street that was lost in the 1911 fire.
Bob Shepard, the owner of the “Little Jack West Building” ...
Jul 26, 2023


Texarkana, AR: Lee's Drive-In
Like a surprising amount of these older places, I couldn't find much online about Lee's Drive-In, even in the Texarkana and Arkansas...
Jun 22, 2023


Texarkana, AR: Hut Club
The Hut Club burned down years ago (exact date unknown), but there are still remnants, including charred wood, burned records and CDs...
Jun 22, 2023


Texarkana, AR: Park Plaza Motel
I can't find much on the Park Plaza Motel. 99.99% of what I know is from the back of a postcard (in the pictures below).
The information...
Jun 22, 2023


Texarkana, AR: Municipal Auditorium
Construction on this multipurpose building started in 1927, with the mid-section/municipal auditorium reaching completion in June 1928...
Jun 20, 2023


Texarkana, AR: Amoco Station
There's not much information about this spot, but in the 50s, Ray's Muffler is said to have been a car wash. It was across the street...
Jun 16, 2023


Fort Worth, TX: Cowtown Coliseum
The site opened in 1908, after only 88 working days, and is a recorded Texas Historic Landmark, recognized by the Texas Historical...
Jun 2, 2023
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