While we have explored the Harvest Festival of 1914, this post is with the emphasis about the arch constructed during the festivities. As noted, the four day event was a sponsored the local Moose Lodge. It is interesting to note that it coincided with California’s Admission Day, September 9.

Some community arches, like Reno, were to be permanent. This was not case of the Moose Lodge arch located at Main and Gay Streets. The lodge duly noted that its arch was a temporary, but no one knew when it was to be dismantled. Mother Nature intervened. On September 18, 1914, a particularly strong windstorm hit the region. It did considerable damage and toppled the arch.

Tim