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The 28th Street YMCA, also sometimes referred to as the "Colored YMCA", was a milestone for the city's African American community. Many recreational facilities, including public swimming pools, were racially segregated in the 1920s, and the 28th Street YMCA provided a gymnasium, swimming pool, and 52 dormitory rooms on the upper floors. [3] [4] [5]
The first YMCA in the United States opened on December 29, 1851, in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1851 by Captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan (1800–59), an American seaman and missionary.
YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries.It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. [1]
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 2025. Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, US For the U.S. motion picture industry, see Cinema of the United States. Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States Hollywood Neighborhood The Hollywood Sign in front of Hollywood Hills in January 2019 Map of the Hollywood neighborhood ...
WPA commissioned art deco Post Office Building; designed by Claud Beelman in 1937; dead letter repository for love letters to such Hollywood luminaries as Clark Gable, Judy Garland, and others 2308: Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District: April 4, 1985: 6200-7000 Hollywood Blvd., N. Vine St., N. Highland Ave. and N. Ivar St.
YM-YWHA of North Jersey in Wayne (name retained until sale to Metro YMCA in 2011) [15] Jewish Community Alliance of Jacksonville, Florida; An example of the objectives of Jewish Community Centers can be seen within the New Bedford, Massachusetts branch's Constitution.
The Hollywood Studio Club was a chaperoned dormitory, sometimes referred to as a sorority, for young women involved in the motion picture business from 1916 to 1975. Located in the heart of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California , the Studio Club was run by the YWCA and housed some 10,000 women during its 59-year existence.