I lived at PL 1964-66.......... I remember Mr. Murphy he was the Assistant Director for many years. He came to Juvenile Hall, tolled me all about P.L. then asked me if wanted to live there. Hell yes I want to go there. I was in Juvie because I kipped running away from CBH, an orphanage in Inglewood, where they where slapping us around every chance they got. It really surprised me that at P.L. the staff were always so nice to us. If we misbehaved they would have us puling weeds some times all day but they never hit us. I was in Clark Cottage. It took me a long time before I felt comfortable enough with my housemother there to even speak to here. I don't think anyone ever knew her real name. We all just called her Mom or referred to her as Miss Clark. I don't think that was her real name. I remember Barny he was the Clark Cottage housefather. He had a dog named Mike that he claimed was not his dog. But the dog and everyone else knew otherwise.