![]() In 1928, Harold Keltner was appointed Executive Secretary of the South Side YMCA and his office was located on a Bank Building on South Grand. The property was purchased in 1926 but there weren’t enough funds to build a building. However, insufficient funds were raised for the building at that time. In 1924, South Side YMCA was included in the 3 million dollar capital campaign. The building for the South Side YMCA was closed on December 31, 1908, due to lack of funds and programs were again offered out of the various Churches in the area. The name of the YMCA was changed in 1909 when it was agreed to make the board meetings in English instead of German due to the number of Non-Germans that belonged to the YMCA. ![]() The South Side German YMCA was hit by the tornado on May 27 1896, and portions of the gymnasium had to be rebuilt. They added a gymnasium to the building for the cost of $10,000. In 1891 they purchased a building at 1800 South 18 th Street for the cost of $16,000. The South Side German YMCA met at various churches starting in 1882 but was organized in 1890 with offices at the corner of Geyer and Mississippi Ave. ![]() Inclusion and Adaptive Support Services. ![]()
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