He was a singer and bandleader at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub. The November 28, 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston caused 492 deaths. During his tenure as mayor, the Cocoanut Grove fire occurred in Boston. Located across from the Ambassador Hotel, which housed the famous supper club,The Cocoanut Grove. Pure lamp-black or black prepared from the burning of cocoanut shells are used. The school itself is six stories, with a replica of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub. It was only surpassed in 1942, when the Cocoanut Grove fire killed nearly 500 people. The Cocoanut Grove fire was the second-deadliest single-building fire in American history. He suggests a hollow tree stump on Cocoanut Manor and draws a map. There was also a Mason Cherry Cocoanut candy produced in Mineola, New York. Mrs. March makes several comments about how she disapproves of Lionel's friend, Cocoanut. He has a plan to build housing on a particular lot in Cocoanut Manor.