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The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded on 6 June 1844, by George Williams and eleven friends. [4] Williams was a London draper who was typical of the young men drawn to the cities by the Industrial Revolution .
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. The rooms became a significant part of American culture, known as an inexpensive and safe place for a visitor to stay in an unfamiliar city (as referenced in the 1978 Village People song "Y.M.C.A."). In 1940 ...
The name, Young Men's Christian Association , was settled on at the suggestion of Christopher W Smith, a fellow draper at Hitchcock & Rogers. It promoted Muscular Christianity. One of the earliest converts and contributors to the new association was George's employer, George Hitchcock, who was the organisation's first treasurer.
YMCA Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, listed on the NRHP as "Young Men's Christian Association", is a building in the "Art Deco" style of architecture, designed by Louis E. Jallade and built 1926 to 1928. It has since been converted into condominiums. Y.M.C.A. Armed Forces Building in Philadelphia
This category contains articles on leaders of the Young Men's Christian Association, commonly known as the YMCA. Pages in category "YMCA leaders" The following 200 ...
The YMCA – whose full name is the Young Men’s Christian Association – was originally set up as a non-political Christian movement in London in 1844. Commonly referred to as “the Y,” it ...
Young Men's Christian Association; Associated places Kemmel, West Flanders, Belgium; Associated themes British Army 1914-1918, Western Front 1914-1918; Associated keywords Destruction, Accommodation; Category
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