{"url": "https://zh.localwiki.org/api/v4/pages_history/1408940/", "name": "Defenders' Recreation Club", "slug": "defenders' recreation club", "content": "
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\n\n\tThe Defenders' Recreation Club was a WWI-era clubhouse for military personnel at 13th and Harrison. In August 1918, a dance hall was constructed adjacent to the clubhouse. It was part of the work of the local\u00a0War Camp Community Service.
\n\n\tThe dance hall was constructed in 16 hours with labor donated by local building unions. 2
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\n\n\tAn armistice was signed in November 1918, but the club continued to serve returning veterans for a time.
\n\n\tThe 1950 Sanborn shows the A.A.H.M.E.S. Temple (Shriners) and A.A.H.M.E.S. Pavilion in the location. [ were they the same buildings? ]
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