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The recreation center also holds a 1,500-seat arena [1] It is the home of the UMKC men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the volleyball team known since the 2019–20 season as the Kansas City Roos. Under the school's previous athletic identity as the UMKC Kangaroos, the men's basketball team played there from 1969 to 1986, and again ...
The Paseo YMCA opened in 1914, when Julius Rosenwald encouraged Kansas Citians to raise $80,000 toward building a new YMCA. [2] The architect of the Paseo YMCA was local architect Charles A. Smith. In 1920 eight independent black baseball team owners met to form what would become the Negro National League. [3] The facility closed in the 1970s.
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. YMCA developed the first known English as a Second Language program in the United States in response to the influx of immigrants in the 1850s. [6]
On November 8, 2023, Kansas City was announced as a 2025 expansion team in the Pro Volleyball Federation, owned by Missy and Kent McCarthy. [1] [2] The team has named Lori Thomas as Team President. [3] [4] In July, 2024, the team announced it would not be launching for the 2025 season. The actual launch date remains undetermined. [5]
A news article from the Kansas City, Kansan dated Feb. 15, 1987, shows a photo of the YMCA in 1911 during the first phase of construction. The building was dedicated on Nov. 20, 1927.
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The Granite City YMCA is a historic YMCA building located at 2001 Edison Avenue in Granite City, Illinois. The building was built in 1924–26 for Granite City's branch of the YMCA, which was founded in 1916.
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