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A new YMCA building was completed in 1958 at 425 Church Avenue SW.

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.

"Central YMCA, Roanoke, Virginia"

The Railroad Department YMCA, formerly located at 1201 Shenandoah Avenue NW.

View of the pool inside the old YMCA building, formerly located at 425 Church Avenue, now the Locker Room Lofts.

A rear view of the Railroad YMCA, formerly located at 12th Street and Shenandoah Avenue. The building was razed in 1947.

Railroad YMCA, formerly located at 12th Street and Shenandoah Avenue. The building was razed in 1947.

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.