West Side YMCA
5 West 63rd Street
Opened: 1930
Architect: Dwight James Baum
Aside from the recreational facilities traditionally associated with the YMCA, The West Side YMCA also included a 600-room guest facility, which, while somewhat spartan, was one of the best tourist deals in town.
The McBurney YMCA on 23rd Street (which moved in 2002 and stopped offering rooms) was the inspiration for the Village People's gay anthem Y.M.C.A.
West Side YMCA
West Side YMCA
Front entrance
Lion guarding the front entrance
Skyline view from a room
1929
Front entrance
Room tour (video) (video)
Room
Bunk beds
Room door
Hallway
Values we share
Luggage storage