We recently stumbled upon an old newspaper clipping. It stated that The Temple Menorah Sisterhood’s Purim Ball of 1959 was held at the Cockatoo Inn. The following was printed in the Palos Verdes Peninsula News from 1959:
“Final arrangements are now being made to have Temple Menorah Sisterhood’s Purim Ball at the Cockatoo Inn, Imperial and Hawthorne Sts., on Saturday evening March 21, at 8 p.m. Information and reservations, $12.50 per couple, may be obtained by calling Mrs. Werner L. Frank at FR 8-2621.”
As this was one of our first posts, we were excited to see this 60 year-old story. The original paper clipping is below:
Do you have a photograph or memory of the visiting the Cockatoo Inn that you’d like to share? Send it to friends@cockatooinn.com!
I grew up right off of Imperial High way near Crenshaw. I saw the cockatoo and all the time growing And had heard from my father it was an establishment owned and run by mobsters. He My father was head of finance at pepperdine University. Glad to see somebody has something up about the cockatoo in
Hi Scott! I thought I’d replied to this previously — just wanted to say thanks for visiting. Please email us at friends@cockatooinn.com if you wanted to share your memories of, or at, the Cockatoo. Thanks again for your comment!