It was ‘One Night’ in Indianapolis . . . with Elvis

ISSUE 14 – STEVE KOVACS FUN WITH MAPS

By Steve Kovacs (Introduction by Chuck Gibson)

LOVELAND, OH (June 26, 2020) – In Issue 14 of Steve Kovacs: Fun with Maps feature, he takes us to the final tour stop for “The King”

Elvis was All Shook Up for the Last Time in Indianapolis

The King of Rock and Roll’s last concert was in Indianapolis 43 years ago today.  He might have traveled home to Memphis through some Kentucky Rain, only to die seven weeks later. 

While a singer like Elvis Presley comes along only once in a Blue Moon, some did not see him as rock’s Little Darlin’. He got a C in 8th grade music and he was pelted with eggs by Villanova students in 1957.  But, most had Burning Love for him and saw him as an Earth Angel even when wearing Blue Suede Shoes.  The puns could go on . . .  there are 703 more Elvis song titles!  How many can you name?

Here is a map of Indianapolis from 1911 by Rand, McNally & Co.

Steve Kovacs and his wife Theresa reside in Loveland, Ohio where they raised their two children. He is a passionate collector of antique maps.

Click here to visit his antique map boutique world-on-paper online. Watch for his daily feature Steve Kovacs: Antique Maps & Fun Facts here on Loveland Beacon.

Indianapolis – 1911, a little before Elvis played there (Credit Steve Kovacs)