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Franz and Louise Scherr Street

The Village Council dedicated a portion of Southwest 111th Street (between 57th Avenue and 60th Avenue) as Franz and Louise Scherr Street on January 25, 2002. The co-designation of Southwest 111th Street was approved by Resolution 2001-66 adopted on October 9, 2001. Franz and Louise Scherr started the Parrot Jungle attraction in 1936 on twenty acres of leased land on Red Road and Southwest 111th Street. Over the years, the Scherr’s purchased the property, added trails, birds, and oolitic limestone structures on the property to develop the world-famous tourist attraction which was visited since 1936 by approximately 12 million people including Sir Winston Churchill. Parrot Jungle sold the property to the Village of Pinecrest in 2002 and today it is the site of Pinecrest Gardens.