REMEMBER WHEN: Elvis statue unveiled at Las Vegas Hilton
From July 31, 1969, to Dec. 12, 1976, Elvis Presley sold out more than 600 shows at the Las Vegas International Hotel in what was supposed to be a four-week engagement that lasted for seven years, to an estimated audience of 2.5 million people.
Forty-three years ago on Sept. 8, 1978, the Las Vegas Hilton honored the record-breaking streak with the installation of a bronze statue of the King by the hotel entrance.
Priscilla Presley and Vernon Presley, Elvis’ father, both attended the ceremony.
After David Siegel, founder of Westgate Resorts, bought the property, the Elvis statue was moved into the lobby of what is now the Westgate hotel and casino.