Viva Los Angeles: Elvis & the City of Angels

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Updated: March 24, 2005

Tour these New York spots where the legendary King of Rock and Roll was known to shake things up.

Elvis in New York

Warwick New York Hotel
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65 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019 (map)

Room 527 was Elvis' whenever he stayed in New York, starting with his January 1956 trip to record at RCA.
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The Hudson Theatre
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145 W 44th St, New York, NY 10012 (map)

Not-yet-recorded hit "Hound Dog" was performed here on July 1, 1956, for Steve Allen's "Tonight Show," taped at this theater.
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Baruch College
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151 E 25TH St, New York, NY 10010 (map)

Former site of RCA studios where Elvis recorded many hits, including "Blue Suede Shoes," is now part of Baruch College.
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Madison Square Garden
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7th Ave & 32nd Street, New York, NY 10001 (map)

All four of the King's only public New York concerts happened here in June 1972.
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Ed Sullivan Theater
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51 W 52nd St, Ste 35, New York, NY 10019 (map)

Elvis' three "Ed Sullivan Show" appearances include the January 1957 performance that showed him only from the waist up.
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Central Park
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5th Ave to Central Park W and 59th St to 110th St, New York, NY 10024 (map)

The most famous--and anomalous--park in New York City provides 843 acres of greensward in the center of Manhattan.
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Palace Theatre New York
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1564 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 (map)
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Empire State Building
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350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118 (map)

One of this hemisphere's most magnificent vistas.
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