Wabash Avenue YMCA is a hotel in Chicago, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “building and Green Book historical site in Bronzeville, Chicago, Illinois, United States”. It stands about 6.2 km from the centre of Chicago.[3]

Overview

Wabash Avenue YMCA is a Chicago Landmark located within the Chicago Landmark Black Metropolis-Bronzeville Historic District in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois. This YMCA facility served as an important social center within the Black Metropolis area, and it also provided housing and job training for African Americans migrating into Chicago in the early 20th century. In 1915, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, one of the first groups specializing in African-American studies, was founded during a meeting at the Wabash 'Y'.

From “Wabash Avenue YMCA” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

It was designed by Robert Carl Berlin. It is listed as a Chicago Landmark and a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 6.2 km from the centre of Chicago. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 15 km from the centre of Chicago.[4]

It is one of 74 hotels in and around Chicago recorded in Wikidata, 31 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 14 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel, opened in 1871. See Hotels in Chicago.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Wabash Avenue YMCA (Q3564923). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Wabash Avenue YMCA. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-06.
  3. ^ Chicago (Q1297). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Chicago. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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