Elysian Masonic Temple Association

I was recently here to work at the recent California Primary Election. We were told to be at the space by 6AM since we had to be ready for the voters by 7AM. There I was, five minutes past 6AM with less than four hours of sleep. Mind you, we are volunteers. Guess what time the guy from the facility shows up? 6:30AM, giving us less than 30 minutes to setup. He blamed the county by telling us that he was told to show up by 6:30AM. Whatever!
I understand that this is more like volunteering the facility as I heard they don’t get much compensation… Here is my thing with that. If you don’t care to show up on-​time and have operations of four precincts affected by it, then don’t offer up your facility. All four precincts opened up on-​time for the voters, but it was a total chaos for first two hours thanks to the facility.
Nearest Metro Station: Red Line at Vermont/​Sunset Station

‘Wow! Whoever the Masons have answering calls here is extremely rude! The first time I called, he hung up on me.
Then I left a message, I received a call back from someone who was reluctant to identify himself and then proceeded to interrupt me before I could explain our rental request & then slammed the phone! What intolerance!

The day that ought never have arrived has come: I finally made it into the Masonic Temple, double x-​chromosomes intact.
And?
It is less exciting than the most pedestrian of speculations I’ve made over two plus years. Mayhap it was a mistake to assume that simply stepping into the Masonic Temple would make voting for the neighborhood council magical and fun*, but it is safe to say that, unless you are inspired by an auditorium setting with colorless tile and long tables, the exterior is infinitely more interesting.
At least I got a nifty «I Voted!» sticker bearing a line drawing of the Observatory afterward. Now that’s fun.
Three stars!
*my standards are high and unrealistic – just like me!