Not many people know that in 1956, Elvis Presley often stopped for gas at a small station on the corner of Washington and Highway 90 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Long before he became untouchable, he was simply a young man on the road, pulling up to an ordinary family-owned station like anyone else.
This rare photo captures Nancy Zanca Ryan standing beside Elvis at her father’s station. He was gracious enough to take a photo with the young fan.
To her family, he wasn’t just the rising star on the radio. He was warm, polite, and surprisingly shy when fans gathered around. Each visit became a memory, a quiet reminder that legends often come from simple, human moments.
“He would hide in my grandfather’s bathroom because fans would find out he was there and get excited,” Nancy recalled. And to make it even better, she said this is his pink car.
This picture looks much closer to the Gulf than the corner of Washington and Hwy. 90.
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