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By Margaret Leidy Harner from her book One Day at a Time: A Social History of Boyertown, PA.
May 25, 1926: The Independent Order of the Odd Fellows, Lodge 708, 400 members strong, is dedicating its new home today. They bought the Rahn building at 35 East Philadelphia Avenue for $20,000 two years ago and have worked quickly to achieve their dream of a magnificent new meeting place.
The three-story structure came complete with a barber shop and pool hall. They also purchased the property to the west where Dr. Gordon Borneman had his dental office, for additional space, extending the existing structure 70 feet to the rear.
Their new house has two storefronts and a banquet hall on the first floor, a kitchen and another social hall in the basement, apartments on the second floor and a beautiful third-story lodge hall. It cost $55,000.
Sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear overnight.
Kudos to Zack! In these troubled times, the world could use many more people like him. And kudos to Boyertown for providing the kind of atmosphere where Zack (and others like him) can grove and thrive. Finally, is the book mentioned still available? I'd like to buy one as I remember all of the people mentioned.
Yes, Mark. The books are available at Studio B Art Gallery and the Building a Better Boyertown office.Â