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  2. Twelfth Street YMCA Building - Wikipedia

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    The international YMCA was founded in Great Britain in 1844, and its first American branch opened in 1851. Anthony Bowen founded the first African-American branch of the organization in 1853 in Washington, one year after a branch for whites was opened in the city. The organization struggled financially in its early years, and was not formally ...

  3. Anthony Bowen - Wikipedia

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    The structure was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1994 (the new Anthony Bowen YMCA facility is located at 1325 W Street NW). Upon his death, the E Street School was renamed the Anthony Bowen School, the name carrying on in the new Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, the combination of Bowen with Margaret Amidon Elementary.

  4. Detroit Historical Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th century, and much more. [1]

  5. City of Champions Day celebrates many firsts for Detroit's ...

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    Detroit Historical Museum celebrates City of Champions Day with free admissions, podcasts and sports artifacts. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...

  6. YMCA - Wikipedia

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    It was founded in 1851 by Captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan (1800–59), an American seaman and missionary. In 1853 the Reverend Anthony Bowen founded the first YMCA for Colored Men in Washington, D.C. The renamed Anthony Bowen YMCA is still serving the U Street area of Washington. It became a part of YMCA of the city of Washington in 1947.

  7. Old Detroit YMCA branch lists for $1M after abrupt closure of ...

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    There once was an indoor swimming pool, but it was filled in years ago. According to Free Press archives, the YMCA of Metro Detroit sold the 140,000-square-foot building to Operation Get Down for $1.

  8. Detroit begins demolition of Hannan Memorial YMCA

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  9. List of YMCA buildings - Wikipedia

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    Baltimore, Maryland, Oldest Central Building of the YMCA constructed 1872–73, a triangular structure of five stories in "Second Empire" style architecture with brick and stone trim, slate mansard roof with large corner central tower and several smaller towers (later removed in early 1900s remodeling), at the northwest corner of West Saratoga and North Charles Street, on the northwest edge of ...