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In addition to the large Wall residence in West Monroe, Wall maintained a pink stucco penthouse apartment on the ninth floor of the old Hotel Penn (built for $250,000 in 1928) in downtown Monroe, with a scenic overlook of the Ouachita River. The Penn had 232 rooms, each with a private bath, running hot and cold water and electric fans, and banquet hall frequented by politicians, planters and oilmen. According to Marion Edwards, younger brother of former Governor Edwin Edwards, Wall told him that "the air is just a bit sweeter up here," referring to the penthouse. In time, many of the businesses, including the banks, vacated the area about the Hotel Penn and moved to outlying malls to be closer to residential areas.<ref name=penthouse/>
In addition to the large Wall residence in West Monroe, Wall maintained a pink stucco penthouse apartment on the ninth floor of the old Hotel Penn (built for $250,000 in 1928) in downtown Monroe, with a scenic overlook of the Ouachita River. The Penn had 232 rooms, each with a private bath, running hot and cold water and electric fans, and banquet hall frequented by politicians, planters and oilmen. According to Marion Edwards, younger brother of former Governor Edwin Edwards, Wall told him that "the air is just a bit sweeter up here," referring to the penthouse. In time, many of the businesses, including the banks, vacated the area about the Hotel Penn and moved to outlying malls to be closer to residential areas.<ref name=penthouse/>
In 2004, Melody Olson and her husband, Kim, bought the Penn Hotel for $341,000 to convert it into condominiums and live in Wall's former penthouse. The purchase price was only the start. The Olsons since invested $2 million to restore the structure, having installed a new and larger elevator and replaced all the windows.<ref name=penthouse>{{cite web|url=http://ethington.org/Documents/Trouble%20At%20The%20Courthouse.doc.|author=Bonnie Warren|title="Sweet airs above Monroe: Shady Wall's fabulous penthouse has a new owner with a vision to match the view"|publisher=ethington.org|accessdate=February 14, 2010}}</ref> Melody Olson predicts that the Penn will offer "the finest downtown living in the area. I see the lights coming back on in downtown Monroe and the very thought of it all excites me."<ref name=penthouse/> Olson's architect, Jerry Madden, said that the former downtown hotels in Monroe "represent a fine era of architecture since most of them were constructed of reinforced concrete and have stood the test of time."<ref name=penthouse/>
In 2004, Melody Olson and her husband, Kim, bought the Penn Hotel for $341,000 to convert it into condominiums and live in Wall's former penthouse. The purchase price was only the start. The Olsons since invested $2 million to restore the structure, having installed a new and larger elevator and replaced all the windows.<ref name=penthouse>{{cite web|url=http://ethington.org/Documents/Trouble%20At%20The%20Courthouse.doc.|author=Bonnie Warren|title="Sweet airs above Monroe: Shady Wall's fabulous penthouse has a new owner with a vision to match the view"|publisher=ethington.org|accessdate=February 14, 2010}}</ref> Melody Olson predicts that the Penn will offer "the finest downtown living in the area. I see the lights coming back on in downtown Monroe and the very thought of it all excites me."<ref name=penthouse/> Olson's architect, Jerry Madden, said that the former downtown hotels in Monroe "represent a fine era of architecture since most of them were constructed of reinforced concrete and have stood the test of time."<ref name=penthouse/>
In 1958, singer Michael Webb Pierce (1921-1991), a native of West Monroe, recorded a rockabilly record, "The New Raunchy"/"I'll Get By Somehow" for Decca Records under the name '''Shady Wall.''' It is unclear why Pierce chose the name Shady Wall, for he must have heard of Wall, the two having been nearly the same age, both with West Monroe connections, and Wall having been a legislator a full decade before Pierce recorded the song.
In 1958, singer Michael Webb Pierce (1921-1991), a native of West Monroe, recorded a rockabilly record, "The New Raunchy"/"I'll Get By Somehow" for Decca Records under the name "Shady Wall." It is unclear why Pierce chose the name Shady Wall, for he must have heard of Wall, the two having been nearly the same age, both with West Monroe connections, and Wall having been a legislator a full decade before Pierce recorded the song.
==The charitable Wall==
==The charitable Wall==