SR010 YMCA
The top image is of the Central YMCA and the bottom image is of the Railroad Department YMCA. The Railroad YMCA opened on November 10, 1903. The Young Men’s Christian Association began in Roanoke in 1883.
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Roanoke Public Libraries
1915
Nelson Harris, George Wade
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PC 135.0 YMCA
"Central YMCA, Roanoke, Virginia"
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Roanoke Public Libraries
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Davis2 19.11 YMCA
The Railroad Department YMCA, formerly located at 1201 Shenandoah Avenue NW.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1910
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Davis2 19.1 YMCA Pool
View of the pool inside the old YMCA building, formerly located at 425 Church Avenue, now the Locker Room Lofts.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
14 January 1963
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Davis 19b RRYMCA
A rear view of the Railroad YMCA, formerly located at 12th Street and Shenandoah Avenue. The building was razed in 1947.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1945
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Davis 19a RRYMCA
Railroad YMCA, formerly located at 12th Street and Shenandoah Avenue. The building was razed in 1947.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1945
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Davis 15.61 Gainsboro Library Interior
Roanoke Public Library's Gainsboro Branch found its beginnings in the Odd Fellows Hall, formerly located at the corner of Patton Avenue and Gainsboro Road. It would relocate to the current building in 1942.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1921
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