[BifRayRock]

B.P.O.E.
In 1909 the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. “99” built its headquarters atop Bunker Hill, just in time to host the Elk’s national convention. To help lead the way to the new digs, the Elks paid for a red beaux-arts arch and colonnade over the “Angels Flight” Hill Street entrance. The initials “B.P.O.E.” were carved into the archway to direct visiting lodge members to the hilltop convention.http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=32455

Lodge No. 99 eventually moved into their impressive building at Westlake Park in 1925. And evidently, the "BPOE" (best people on earth) sign was removed in 1931 when the Loyal Order of Moose occupied the building. http://onbunkerhill.org/elksannex The observation tower posed a hazard to those using it and it was removed in 1938. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=32455

Most of the "colorized" versions/post cards depict Angeles Flight in white or gray tones; however, as noted in the above quote, the arch was at one time "red." Not that I have anything against the Halloween "orange" of today, but I do wonder whether any of the color choices were deliberate rather than dictated by the sun and maintenance economics.

http://onbunkerhill.org/elksannex