Located on Woodland Avenue, the East Side YMCA was completed in 1962, and rededicated as the Eldon & Elsie Ward Family YMCA in 1997.
Community dance at the Spring Street YMCA, 1952.
The Downtown YMCA provided endeavors for men and women alike. From dances to choral groups, Columbus residents found many opportunities to build...
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...
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...
Masons perform ceremony at the laying of the cornerstone for the new Downtown YMCA at 40 West Long Street, in 1923. Today, the building continues to...
1906 -- Group Swimming Lessons Introduced
In the early 1900s, instructors suspended aspiring swimmers in the water with ropes and pulleys attached to...
The game of Basketball has its origins at the YMCA. In 1891, Dr. James Naismith, at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, invented...
