Raleigh YMCA Building, 1960

Raleigh YMCA Building, 1960

Raleigh erected its first permanent YMCA building in 1913 on the corner of Wilmington and Edenton Streets. The Y sold its aging facility in 1959 and erected a new modernist structure on 1601 Hillsborough Street---mere blocks from the NCSU campus. The YMCA was an important part to the NCSU experience, as it housed a gymnasium, pool, and several meeting rooms. Its prominent role in student life prompted the Good Neighbor Council to question the YMCA's racial segregation policies.

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Karl Larson, "YMCA Building, Raleigh NC," Goodnight Raleigh, accessed November 24, 2014, http://goodnightraleigh.com/2014/02/y-m-c-a-building-raleigh-n-c/.

1960-XX-XX

Mandy Benter

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