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In today's column, I described some flourishes stolen from over the years from inside the 1916 Elks lodge in downtown Tacoma.
Preservation architect Jeff Ryan found some windows and railings this month in two local antique shops. Ryan provided the following photographs from his files – some he took and some from the Tacoma Public Library's historical records – to help identify some of the missing pieces.
In this 1939 photograph of a dance in the banquet room, you can see the chandelier style and get a peek at part of the exit sign behind the pillar.
One of the exit signs showed up at Sanford & Son Antiques just down Broadway from the Elks Lodge. Ryan took this photograph of it.
In this 1938 dining room photograph, you can see more chandeliers and how some of the stolen stained glass windows looked when in place. Ryan found nine missing window pieces and believes thieves took approximately 30 more. Alas, the Elks themselves had the brick fireplace removed in a 1940 remodel.
By zooming in on the mantel above the fireplace, you can make out the general shape and style of the hanging wall sconces, which Ryan would like to find.
Ryan took this photograph of the stained glass windows in 2005 -- before thieves got to them.
And he took this photograph of some of the stolen window panels in Sanford & Son Antiques earlier this month.
This photograph of police officers outside the Elks building in about 1925 shows an exterior carriage light mounted on the building. Four of them disappeared.
If you have seen any of these items, you can alert Ryan at jjryan@ harbornet.com. Ryan at least wants to get photographs of missing items that could help with fabricating replacements for the building's renovation. Or, in some cases, building owner Williams & Dame Development of Portland, may negotiate to buy back the pieces.
In addition, the new owners of missing pieces can donate them toward the Elks lodge renovation via Historic Tacoma, a non-profit group that wants to preserve local treasures. Contact them at info@historictacoma.net or 253-761-9349.
