Elks Tower is an Italian Renaissance building located at 921 11th Street in Sacramento, California. It stands fourteen stories tall, and is the former home to the transmitting tower for the KRXQ. At the time of its construction, it not only was a home for the Elks, it also had approximately 100 hotel rooms and a storefront.[2]
| Elks Tower | |
|---|---|
 Elks Tower from 11th Street, 2007 | |
| Location | Sacramento, California |
| Coordinates | 38°34′48″N 121°29′29″W / 38.58000°N 121.49139°W |
| Built | 1926[1] |
| Architect | Leonard J. Starks |
| Architectural style(s) | Italian Renaissance |
  Location of Elks Tower in California | |
History
editEarly history
editThis led to the construction of a new, 226-foot-tall Elks Temple, built out of brick and steel, located at the northeast corner of 11th and J Street. It was dedicated as the home of Sacramento Elks Lodge No. 6 on June 22, 1926. [citation needed]
"I am not proud because we built higher, not proud because we built bigger, but proud because we have build a temple to Elkdome in the city of Sacramento, which already is becoming the topic of conversation wherever Elks congregate and which before long will be instrumental in placing the name of Sacramento on the lips of nearly every Elk throughout the nation." (sic)
— Walter Hicks
Late 1960s
editIn 1968, the thirteenth floor of the building became home to the newly created 98.5 FM radio station, today's KRXQ.
Amenities and configuration of the building during the late 1960s
edit| Floor | Contents[citation needed] |
|---|---|
| Basement | steam room |
| Ground floor | exercise room |
| Second floor | ballroom & main dining room |
| Third floor | Lodge and reading room |
| Fourth floor | meeting room, billiards area, and game room |
Current use
editThe Elks Tower is now a venue which can be booked for events, such as weddings and parties.[3] In 2019, Steve Ayers, the current owner of the building at the time, requested a reconsideration of a gambling license for a cardroom at Elk's Tower; this was ultimately denied by the California Gambling Control Commission.[4][5]
Radio station
editThe Elks Tower was the former so home to the transmitting tower for 98.5 FM KZAP[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Elks Tower Sacramento: Downtown Sacramento meeting rooms, prom destinations, wedding reception venue and banquet facilities". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ "Sacramento J and K Street Commercial Corridor Walking Tour" (PDF). Sacramento Heritage, INC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ^ The Elks Tower. Bacon Grease Labs https://www.elkstower.com/. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Hamann, Emily. "Elks Tower owner sues gambling commission over denied license". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Young, Harrison (17 May 2019). "Owner of Elks Tower Takes California Gambling Watchdog to Court over Rejected Card Room License Application". Casino Games Pro. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "KZAP". KZAP. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "KRXQ CA USA". FCC FM Query. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
External links
edit- Media related to Elks Tower at Wikimedia Commons
