Paul Jones & His Wife's Penthouse Hotel For Life?

[ulver]

Hello Rich, Bobby, Danny, and the rest of the gang... I'm Paul Pressley, and I used to post here a lot. At one point, Rich asked me to use my proper name, and not "ulver." Then something happened. Something crashed; something happened---and I could not sign back in.

I just tried my old "handle", and it got me here. Good! I post a lot at "Kayfabe Memories", but the GCW forum while good, doesn't seem to have the personal feel of here.

FYI-my father wrestled as a flunkie, to pay his way through law school. He later did a decent amount of legal work for Paul Jones/Jim Barnett. In the 70's, I took photos for the Ringsider, and did a good amount of interviews that got published here & there.

Anywho, ;D my first question back is one that was answered here ages ago, but I lost the result of it, in my old age.

What was the hotel, that Promotor Paul Jones retired to> I recall going there with my dad, to have some papers signed. IIRC, Mr Jones & his wife had a penthouse. Dad told me that was to be theirs for life; though I think something might have gone astray. Not sure.

I thought it was the "Whitehouse" something-or-other, and might have been off of Courtland.

I wish to go and take a picture, of where the place once stood.

I have many more questions to ask---many again I think, but am happy to be back. **Big Smiles**

[Bobby Simmons]

Good to have you back...
It was indeed the White House Motor Lodge on Houston Street.
The wrestling office before relocating to The Sports Arena was in a parking deck across the street from the White House.
Paul and Frances had the penthouse, and it was to be theirs for life. They owned the property where is was built and that was part of the original agreement. I do not recall the exact year but an Arab conglomerate bought the property and thru some legal wrangling forced them to relocate. They purchased a condo on Peachtree between mid-town and Buckhead where they lived until Paul passed away. Frances later relocated to the Hanover House in Colony Square where she lived until she died.
That penthouse was quite a place. They even had a room just for their poodles.....

Bobby Simmons