55 years ago today Elvis Presley came to town

Photograph by Charles Trainor.




Fifty-five years ago today, on Aug. 3, 1956, "a lavender Lincoln Premiere speeding south on US1 was bringing change to Miami - whether it wanted it or not. One of the car’s occupants was a 21 year-old Memphis truck driver-turned-singer named Elvis Presley."

Last year I posted the story of Elvis Presley's remarkable two days in Miami on MiamiBeach411.com.