I was 20 when I wrote this article back in 1995 for The Elvis Beat #12, my official Elvis Presley Fan Club newsletter.

---

The restoration of the statue formerly known as “Elvis On Beale” has been completed. Although the awesome Memphis statue, created by Eric Parks, once had an outside home on Beale Street, it will now be displayed inside a new Tennessee welcome center, scheduled to be opened in Memphis by early next year.

The 10-foot-tall bronze statue was originally unveiled in 1979 but fell prey to erosion and other deterioration.

A new, weather-proof statue of Elvis is being designed to fill the vacancy on Beale Street. There will also be a better plan for the care of the statue and the surrounding Elvis Presley Plaza.