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Highland Park YMCAThe land where the YMCA stands was originally part of the Gilliam Schenck farm, which extended from roughly Essex Street east towards Hale Ave. The houses in the view above were torn down in 1925 to make room for the new YMCA, and the ripped up photo below was discovered by my cousin and was being discarded by the Y! |
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Jamaica Ave, 1923 The photo at the top of the page is from 1923.It is a view looking west down Jamaica Ave. The house on the corner belonged to John Eldert. The structure known as the Rapelje Homestead was eventually sold to Albert Van Siclen, the son-in-law of Gilliam Schenck (these surnames sound familiar?). The postcard on the right circa 1915 gives a good view looking south towards Jamaica. | |
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Rapelje House, 1925 This is a 'better' image, which was actually rescued from the YMCA trash back in the 1970's by my cousin. The house is being torn down to make way for the YMCA. | ||
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26th Ward Branch YMCA Maker: Souvenir Post Card Co. Dated: 1907 Status: Own(RG) A repeat shot from Pennsylvania Avenue., the original YMCA for the area. Opened Nov 6, 1893. No longer standing, torn down around 1930. | ||
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Here's a cool artifact owned by my cousin John Cornell. It's a telegraph from 1928, addressed to the YMCA from the Graf Zeppelin. | ||
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The tax photos circa 1940 are nothing special but show the change in the block after the YMCA was built. | |
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Y Teams 1960s That not so imposing looking basketball team was a Y squad in the late 60s. I recognize Bobby Russo on the far left and Kenny Shaeffer wearing number 6. We haven't heard from those guys so maybe this will bring them out. On the right John Cornell supplied the shot celebrating one of the Y's hockey squads in the early 1970s. | |
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This shot is from Ken Morville's collection, it is Kenny in the gym in the 1970's. At the top of the photo you can see the edge of the running track. | ||
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Peter Stango sends in these shots of the Y in the 1970s; the first shows the sign in front as we remember it; the shows the running track above the gym in the 1970s. | |
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I matched up my cousin's "Minnow Club" YMCA swim ID with a shot of the pool. | |
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| In the early 1970s the Y acquires the adjacent lot and creates an outdoor facility. This shot from my cousin John Cornell is circa 1975.John also sent over some early 70s patches and IDs. | |
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YMCA and lot views, 2006 | |