Elvis Presley has an office in downtown Kalamazoo?

Elvis Presley has an office in downtown Kalamazoo?: Check out the directory of office tenants in the Columbia Plaza office building on East Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo and you're sure to notice an unusual entry.

Elvis Presley?

That's right, according to the directory, The King has Suite 201 all to himself.
Suite 201 of the Columbia Plaza building in downtown Kalamazoo was Elvis Presley's office when he visited Kalamazoo and the Gibson Guitar factory, according to legend. Mac Waldorf, one of the owners of the building, explained the origins of the office to me this week.
The story goes that Elvis used to visit Kalamazoo back in the 1960s and 70s so that he could stop by the Gibson Guitar factory. Elvis apparently was a big fan of Gibson Guitars.

And when The King would come to town, he'd stay at the Columbia Hotel, which in the 1980s was converted to offices.

Suite 201, Waldorf said, was the room that Elvis used as an office when he stayed at the hotel.

When Waldorf and Donald Parfet, another of the owners of the building, heard the story, they decided to set the office aside and dedicate it to The King. The room features some Elvis memorabilia, including a lifesize cardboard cutout, and a small conference table and chairs. Waldorf said he allows some building tenants to use the room for meetings.

So stop by some time and see for yourself if The King is still alive. (News, Source: Alex Nixon, Kalamazoo Gazette) 24 April 2010

Kalamazoo Michingan, eh?

In the 1980s, this used to be a hotspot for Elvis sightings and was a place of intense investigation among the "Is Elvis Alive?" believers.

If I remember correctly, there was also a Muhammad Ali connection as he had a cabin there. Of course, the Elvis Lives theorists made much of this seeing as Elvis and Ali were friends.

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