‘Phantom of the Fox’ can live in Atlanta theater for now
A longtime resident and caretaker of the famed Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, can keep living there while a legal dispute is settled over his residency at the historic landmark.
“I’m tickled to death,” 83-year-old Joe Patten said Wednesday of the agreement to let him stay in his apartment in the Fox, the renowned entertainment venue where he has lived since 1979.
“It’s wonderful. I was hoping it would turn out like this,” Patten said, smiling broadly.
Patten, whom supporters have dubbed the “Phantom of the Fox,” sued the nonprofit Atlanta Landmark, Inc., the owner of the Fox, and President Woody White, in October, requesting they be prohibited from evicting him from his apartment.
I like this story and Joe Patten reminds me of Larry “Bud” Melman.