▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁door ▁from ▁the ▁L odge ▁Room ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁outside ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁fire . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁rep airs ▁( including ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁st air ▁and ▁rep ain ting ) ▁were ▁undert aken . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁involved ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁of ▁a ▁concrete ▁retain ing ▁wall , ▁st airs , ▁and ▁pill ars ▁with ▁lights ▁at ▁the ▁street ▁entry ▁adding ▁even ▁more ▁weight ▁to ▁Yang an ' s ▁uno fficial ▁title , ▁the ▁Temple ▁with ▁the ▁Long ▁St airs . ▁This ▁effect ▁was ▁even ▁further ▁acc ent u ated ▁by ▁council ▁works ▁undert aken ▁about ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁King ▁Street ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁street ▁become ▁in ▁effect ▁split ▁into ▁three ▁levels , ▁with ▁the ▁Yang an ▁Mason ic ▁Temple ▁in ▁a ▁command ing ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁all . ▁ ▁The ▁post ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁period ▁saw ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁Yang an ' s ▁fort unes ▁ep it om ised ▁by ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁War wick ▁to ▁Kill ar ney ▁railway ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁Yang an ▁Mason ic ▁L odge ▁was ▁struggling ▁to ▁exist ▁with ▁rising ▁costs , ▁few ▁candidates , ▁and ▁low ▁attend ances . ▁Within ▁a ▁de cade ▁however ▁it ▁had ▁overcome ▁many ▁of ▁those ▁difficulties ▁to ▁become ▁once ▁again ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁l odge