Post up pictures of a local Lodge

[dawnismygoddess]

Below are a few of mine. I also try to get pictures when I travel.



Channel Islands Lodge No. 214, located in Ventura, California. Established on November 5th, 1870. Current building was built in 1929.


Driving by, one would be rather hard-pressed to notice this as a Masonic Lodge:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/InvertedRedPentagram/Temple6.jpg


However, if one looks closely on the Northeast corner of the building, both the Compass & Square and Cornerstone is evident:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/InvertedRedPentagram/Temple5.jpg


A closer view:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/InvertedRedPentagram/Temple9.jpg


The cornerstone. True to form, laid on the Northeast ("From Darkness to Light") corner of the Lodge:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/InvertedRedPentagram/Temple1.jpg


The doors leading to the inside. The day that I took these pictures, they were locked:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/InvertedRedPentagram/Temple4.jpg


Note: that many Lodges in California no longer call themselves the "Masonic Lodge" or "Masonic Temple". They now like to call themselves a "Masonic Center":
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/InvertedRedPentagram/Temple10.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/InvertedRedPentagram/Temple7.jpg

[speculative]

Note: that many Lodges in California no longer call themselves the "Masonic Lodge" or "Masonic Temple". They now like to call themselves a "Masonic Center":


There is a reason for this.

A Masonic "Lodge" refers to the gaterhing of people. if there are no masons there it is not a Lodge, it is sometimes called a "Lodge of Masons" beacuse of this.

The "Temple" is the "lodge room" so to speak, and only 1 room not the building, some people just use lodge room rather than temple.

The entire building is known as a masonic hall or center because it is just a building. the important room is the "Temple" where a "Lodge of Masons" meet.

I will try to get a picture of my local lodge to post up this evening...oh its really secret, you would never guess it was a masonic building....

[speculative]

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/drummer_james/DSC00315.jpg

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/drummer_james/DSC00314.jpg

As you can see its SOOOO super secret, no one would EVER guess as to the buildings purpose if they walked past! :rolleyes:

[thelonious]

Now that's what I call a Blue Lodge!

:D

[speculative]

well its so people know its there, and they can ask questions if they want :)

[dawnismygoddess]

Wow, that building sure is baby blue!

See those pictures reminds me of how many houses are painted in Tijuana, Mexico - many light, pastel colors.

[bulltwister]

http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=image&file=lodge2.JPG

[bulltwister]

http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=image&file=lodge.JPG

http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=image&file=lodge2.JPG

[barney_rubble]

Here is my local lodge.
Yes it is very secretive as well.

I must say the S&C and the window covers are in need of a good paint job
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=188&pictureid=2699

[barney_rubble]

As you can see its SOOOO super secret, no one would EVER guess as to the buildings purpose if they walked past! :rolleyes:

How did you make your oh so cool "blue" Masonic Hall L E A N so much? lol

[eastbeast]

Here in the East of England we have a wide range of Lodge buildings from the Norfolk headquarters which houses a fair few lodges of varying types, the County Masonic Museum, etc. etc. and so is called a Masonic Centre, then in some parts of the County Lodges meet in local community centres which are not much more than garden sheds!

[nihil]

MTV = Masonic tele-vision