Moose Lodge of Glendale

What a surprise! Ballroom dancing (plus a lesson) on Wednesday and Saturday evenings! Beautiful and large dance floor, friendly people, and great music. I have competed and danced socially for a dozen years and never knew about this venue. They need to advertise. My first time at this place and it won’t be my last.

Exactly what Richard B says. I don’t live in the area, and was just a casual member who enjoyed the cool old building. I actually did some bartending (mostly volunteer) and I was aware of much that Richard talks of in his review (bartenders hear and see all). The old blue haired fuddies didn’t like the somewhat younger crowd that was coming in (people in their 50’s rather than 70’s), and that there were some gays as well. As many of these folk knew each other and supported each others events, it had a nice synergy, and brought in outsider events that not only made money from the bar, but aggressivly were signing up new, dues paying members. Also, many of this new crowd worked the old folks Saturday dance night, serving dinners and clearing tables, often on volunteer basis. Very nice and respectful to the older folks. It seemed many of the old timers liked the extra, youthful attention.
Anyway, as described before, the old timers didn’t like the good energy coming in the dark doorways, so they illegally removed elected board members supportive of the newer folk, and shut the building down for «renovations» for several months with no warning to other members (it should be noted that the newer people were actually doing a lot to renovate before this). The excuse of the old, «Mr. Burns» types that eventually came out was that women had voted in the previous elections, which was impossible.
Anyway, I’ll add that the rumor is they renovated just to improve the value of the building. It was paid for by a member who was a developer, so it seems likely this guy who spent a couple hundy grand on the place is going to acquire it and sell it for his own profit. That would be a shame. This is a classic 1920’s building. Compare it to the usual shacky bungalos many Moose Clubs inhabit. The whole thing is pretty shameful, and they aren’t getting my beer dollars and support anymore. They seem to have gone to a negative place.

Massive renovations have taken a tired old building and brought new life to the events and membership! The place looks like it did in the glory days. Stylish and historic, its facilities capture a «Mad Men» type vibe. Its perfect for film rentals, ballroom dances, theatrical and dance performances and more.

Sadly, the Lodge has undergone a questionable (in terms of legality) change of leadership. Formerly, while it was being renovated (and needed it!), there were some nice parts of it used regularly for cultural events.
New leadership (apparently, almost all men over 70) wants high-​dollar events to bring in more money, and so, while they are accelerating the renovations (a good thing), it is unlikely the quirky events of the past will ever be allowed.
Expect the Moose to become another mundane «event space» for receptions, birthday parties, and extended snooze sessions.