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Elks Tower

Field	Value
name	Elks Tower
image	Elks Club Building, street.jpg
caption	Elks Tower from 11th Street, 2007
location	Sacramento, California
coordinates
locmapin	California
architect	Leonard J. Starks
architecture	Italian Renaissance
built	1926

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.

History

Early history

This 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.

Late 1960s

In 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

Floor	Contents
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

The Elks Tower is now a venue which can be booked for events, such as weddings and parties. 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.

The Elk's Lodge building- which is an Italian Rennisance styled structure is pictured, rising above the street and illuminated with orange light. — Elks Tower at night (2008)

Radio station

The Elks Tower was the former home to the transmitting tower for 98.5 FM KZAP.

References

"Elks Tower Sacramento: Downtown Sacramento meeting rooms, prom destinations, wedding reception venue and banquet facilities.".
"Sacramento J and K Street Commercial Corridor Walking Tour". Sacramento Heritage, INC..
"Home".
"Elks Tower owner sues gambling commission over denied license".
(17 May 2019). "Owner of Elks Tower Takes California Gambling Watchdog to Court over Rejected Card Room License Application".
"KZAP".
"KRXQ CA USA". Federal Communications Commission.

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