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Description: | A small leaflet giving directions to the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Tottenham Court Road. Billed as 'The Palace of Youth', the centre had rooms available for short and long stays, a restaurant, reading and writing rooms and a billiard room. The welcome included, for those who wanted it, 'friendship, social life and youthful activities.'
The YMCA started in London in 1844 with the stated intention of 'uniting and directing the efforts of Christian young men for the spiritual welfare of their fellows in the various departments of commercial life.' Begun by a small group of draper's assistants at their prayer meetings, the organisation grew rapidly. It was a politicised organisation, campaigning for work and civil rights, as well as providing more prosaic help in the form of accommodation, social and sports activities. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | MoDA | Rights holder: | YMCA, London | Subjects: | Cityscape Youth Culture and Fashion | Temporal: | 1925 - 1935 | Source: | Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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