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Elk Alley: 1906
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 04/06/2017 - 8:40pm.
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Circa 1906. "Elks Club, Memphis." Antlers in the attic; wallpaper in the basement. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
The common man's private club.
Submitted by KAP on Fri, 04/07/2017 - 9:47am.
The Elks demolished this building in 1926 and replaced it with a mammoth new club, 12 stories high and costing $1.3 million.
The new club for the average man included a full size gym, swimming pool, library, 6 lane bowling alley, restaurant, coffee shop, lounge, ladies' writing room and a 150-room hotel.
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