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A YMCA with residential housing in Downtown Columbus, Ohio in 2021. YMCAs around the world offer various types of accommodation. In some places, this takes the form of budget accommodation available to the public such as youth hostels, or hotels, which, in turn, generate income for other charitable activities.
YMCA with residential housing in Downtown Columbus, Ohio in 2021. Until the late 1950s, [7] YMCAs in the United States were built with hotel-like rooms called residences or dormitories. These rooms were built with the young men in mind coming from rural America and many foreign-born young men arriving to the new cities.
Sloane House YMCA, West 34th Street, New York City, which was the largest residential YMCA in the U.S.A. Old Poughkeepsie YMCA, Poughkeepsie, New York, listed on the NRHP as "Young Men's Christian Association". [2] United States Post Office (Canandaigua, New York), now used by the YMCA and listed on the NRHP in Ontario County, New York. [2]
The Bowery YMCA in Manhattan in 1893. In the US, the YMCA began building SRO facilities in the 1880s to house people from rural areas who moved into cities to look for work. [15] The typical YMCA SRO housing provides "low-income, temporary housing for a rent of $110 per week (in 2005)" for stays that are typically three to six months long. [15]
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The William Sloane House YMCA at 356 West 34th Street in Manhattan was the largest residential YMCA building in the nation. [1] It was sold in 1993 for $5 million and later converted to rental apartments. [1] At the time, its closure and sale was noted as part of a trend of fewer budget travelers choosing to stay at YMCAs. [2]
The residential campers are divided into six groups or "units" by age and gender. They live separately and eat together. They participate in daily activities together. Units are divided by cabins, each housing on average around ten campers and two or more staff members. Woodlands: Girls age 7-9; Abnaki: Boys age 7-9; Wigwam: Girls age 10-12
The housing is expected to be built above a two-level, below-grade parking garage with 223 stalls. The project is also expected to have a retail space of 3,500 to 4,000 square feet.