Q. What is it supposed to be on the show? A. A church hall . Q. Where is it supposed to be on the show? A.  In or near Miami, Florida. Q. When did we see it on the show? A. In episode 9. The scene begins inside a church hall, where a friendly game of bingo is underway. We see that Brian Moser, Dexter's bloodthirsty brother, has cozied up to a middle aged woman named Barb (Barbara Plimpton) . She seems like a nice lady, but Brian is out for vengeance.   It turns out that Barb was the counselor in charge of Brian's adoption case back when the Morgans decided not to keep him, and he unfairly blames her for separating him from his younger brother, Dexter.   He is charming her, and she seems to be enjoying the attention from this younger man. When the game ends (with Brian winning the pot), Brian invites her out to celebrate at Applebee's, and she accepts, accompanying him out to the parking lot where his van is parked.  But that,  of course, proves to be a fatal mistake.  Once alone in the parking lot, Brian brutally knocks her out and throws her in the back of his van.   And things only get a lot worse when she wakes up on a rooftop.    Q. What is it actually in real life? A. A Masonic Hall. Q. Where can I find it in real life? A. This is the Long Beach Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, located at 855 Elm Ave, in Long Beach, CA.   Built in 1926, this is a Long Beach Historic Landmark.   The massive, blank wall which we see in the parking lot scene is actually the south side of the temple. And when Brian and Barb are walking towards the van, they are walking east to west through the parking lot.

Here is a screencap of of the bingo all exterior:

And here is a StreetView of the Long Beach Masonic Temple:

Here is an aerial photo of the location.  And here is a map link .

When I saw this scene, I couldn't be sure whether or not the interior of the bingo hall was actually inside the large building that we later see in parking lot,  or whether that bingo room was simply a studio set.
 
But once I knew the location of the building, I was able to find photos of the interior, and I discovered that the bingo game scene was actually shot inside the Masonic Hall, in what is known as the Presidents Room (which has portraits of the US presidents on its walls). The set decorators swapped out those presidential portraits for other portraits during the shoot, and added more tables & chairs, but fortunately, the room's unique red carpet is unmistakable, and I spotted it quickly in this photo of the President's Room on the Masonic Temple site:  
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Here is a screencap from the show (note the carpet):

 

And here is a matching photo of the President's Room at Masonic Temple, from their website:  

Q. How the heck did you figure out where it was?

A.  This was a tip from Ben.
 
For some reason, I had gotten it into my head that this bingo hall was located near the studio in the Valley, so I wasted an enormous amount of time looking for it there, I never got around to checking Long Beach, which is usually the first place I look when hunting for Dexter locations.

Fortunately, Ben did check Long Beach, and since there were tall buildings visible in the background of that scene, and Long Beach doesn't have that many tall buildings that aren't located on Ocean Blvd, he was able to track it down, and let me know.

( Thanks, Ben! )

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