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Elks Lodge (Greenwood, Mississippi) Avenue F near W. Scott St. Greenwood, Mississippi: Location of "black Elks" lodge. Listed on the Mississippi Blues Trail. [6] 30: Elks Building (Jackson, Mississippi) 119 President Street, South Jackson, Mississippi: Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1992 [5] 31: Elks Club Lodge No. 501: 1904 built 1985 ...
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American fraternal order founded in 1868, originally as a social club in New York City. It has more than 750,000+ members at 1,928 lodges. The fraternity currently focuses on Community, Friendship, and Charity.
The Elks Lodge No. 99 / Park Plaza Hotel, now The MacArthur, is located at 607 Park View Street across from MacArthur Park in the Westlake district of Los Angeles, California. Completed in 1926, it was designed by architect Claud Beelman , later to become renowned an Art Deco designer, when he was practicing as Curlett + Beelman.
Summit NJ Elks Lodge No. 1246 Host of Mad Money on CNBC: Walter Cronkite: Broadcast journalist and anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years Andy Devine: San Fernando CA Elks Lodge No. 1539 Actor Jack Elam: Ashland OR Lodge No. 944 Actor Rich Hall: Livingston MT Lodge No. 246 Comedian, writer, documentary maker, and musician Bill Hughes
Elks Lodge #1538 has huge indoor barbecue pits, and hosts what is called "Cook Your Own" every Friday evening. The original cut was top sirloin . Then, as today, the meat was rolled in a mixture of salt, pepper, and garlic salt before being barbecued over the red oak coals, which contribute a smoky, hearty flavor.
Quaker City Elks Lodge No. 720, IBPOEW, Philadelphia, was founded in 1926. In 1945 it was the reportedly the second-largest African-American Elks lodge in the country. In 1930, the Lodge erected a home at 1943 Christian Street, in the area now known as the Christian Street Historic District. [12] Christopher Perry Lodge, No. 965, of Philadelphia
The lodge was opened on October 26, 1924, [3] [7] and the Elks' grand exalted ruler John G. Price traveled to Queens in December 1924 to dedicate the new building. [34] It had ultimately cost $750,000 (equivalent to $11 million in 2023). [9] [34] Upon completion, it ranked as the Eastern United States' largest Elks Lodge. [27]
The Elks Club Lodge No. 501 is a historic Elks Lodge located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.It was built in 1904–1905, and is a two-story brick and stone hip roofed building designed in Colonial Revival / Georgian Revival architectural styles.