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Railroad Branch Y.M.C.A. ยท 224 East 47th Street
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Y.M.C.A., 224 East 42nd St.

IMAGE DATE1937
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The Vanderbilt YMCA, ca. 1937.

Opened in 1932 and designed by Warren and Wetmore, this Young Men's Christian Association building was originally called the "Railroad YMCA" because of its housing program for railroad workers. In 1972, it was renamed the Vanderbilt YMCA, to recognize Cornelius Vanderbilt, the railroad tycoon.

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