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YMCA of Central Ohio

South Side Branch YMCA Building Front, 1960.

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South Side Branch YMCA Dance, 1957.

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War time diversions at the Downtown YMCA, circa mid-1940s

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East Side YMCA Groundbreaking, April 17, 1962

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Located on Woodland Avenue, the East Side YMCA was completed in 1962, and rededicated as the Eldon & Elsie Ward Family YMCA in 1997.

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Spring Street YMCA, served the residents of the near east side.

Submitted by bzalokar on May 6, 2010 - 12:43pm
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Community dance at the Spring Street YMCA, 1952.

Community dance at the Spring Street YMCA, 1952.

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Downtown YMCA Boys Branch, 1905.

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YMCA Boys Branch was established in 1885.

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Downtown YMCA Civic Choral Society, 1939

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in the parlor of the Downtown YMCA

The Downtown YMCA provided endeavors for men and women alike. From dances to choral groups, Columbus residents found many opportunities to build community at the YMCA. By the late 1950s, women and girls were permitted full membership to the YMCA. Above is the Downtown YMCA Civic Choral Society, 1939.

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Education classes offered at the Downtown YMCA, 1897, at 36 South Third Street.

Submitted by bzalokar on May 6, 2010 - 10:54am
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The call of the big city drew many young men away from the farm life. As multitudes flocked to the cities, the Columbus YMCA became home to hundreds of earnest and hardworking young men. In addition to accommodations and leisure activities,the Y provided reading rooms and parlors for Christian study and endeavors of the mind, fulfilling the mission to build spirit, mind and body.

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The Downtown YMCA, a vibrant community treasure, circa mid 1920s.

Submitted by bzalokar on May 6, 2010 - 10:27am
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The Downtown YMCA, an evening in the mid 1920s

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Downtown YMCA cornerstone

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Downtown YMCA cornerstone

The Columbus YMCA was founded on January 15, 1855, in a lecture room of the First Presbyterian Church at State and Third Streets, Columbus. A "new" Y was built on the corner of Front and Long Streets in 1921, and continues to serve the needs of the Columbus Downtown community and its surrounding neighborhoods.

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