Elks Club

      The Elks Club is gone from the Village of Ridgewood. Though I learned today we have them to thank for the Ridgewood Borough Hall. I was doing a search through the Ridgewood Library https://www.ridgewoodlibrary.org/localhistory   and found this priceless picture:

 

      Notice the Elk in the foreground. Makes sense after all these years. They sold their building to the town and moved into a much smaller place next store. They were able to keep an eye on their old haunt while hoisting a cold one at their much less expensive new digs.

     I'm not quite sure when the move occurred. The following picture is from the 1933 Chamber of Commerce Dinner. November 20th 1933