Edward Bowen cannot get over the hardwood floors. He watches almost daily as workers remove decades-old linoleum and tile from the floors of the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge on Auburn Avenue.

The new maple floor in the ballroom of the Highlands Masonic Temple at 3550 Federal Boulevard is ready for dancing. The floor, replaced in February, is made from the same material used on the ...

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