The State - News from May 7, 1989

A fire that may have been caused by transients swept through the abandoned Anaheim Elks Lodge, causing thousands of dollars in damage but no injuries, authorities said. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known, but investigators said the old, three-story building at North Anaheim Boulevard and Sycamore Street could have caught fire if transients had been cooking or smoking in the structure. Built in the early 1900s, the massive, white-columned Elks Lodge was closed about 10 years ago and has been vacant ever since. Though boarded up to keep people out, officials said transients and homeless people had been known to make their way inside the building in search of shelter.