Richter, Ivy

Ivy Richter (1927-2013)

Ivy was an iconic venue owner of the 1960s, who turned a tired wine bar in Bondi Junction into Chez Ivy around 1962 with the help of her husband and a circle of camp friends. She sold Chez Ivy in 1967 to Brian Neal and opened Ivy’s Birdcage at Taylor Square. Both venues were mixed lesbian and gay. The Birdcage closed in 1969 after a second fire and the performers and the shows moved across the Square to Dawn O’Donnell’s Capriccios which opened shortly after.
Photo: Supplied/Ivy Richter

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RPride History GroupSeptember 20, 2020Capriccios, The Birdcage, Chez Ivy