On Fridays we post something on social media that is either a Fact or is Fiction. People can comment which they think it is before heading here for the correct answer. Here is Friday Fact or Fiction #35!
Today’s Post: The Grove City YMCA building was almost located on land along Route 208 near the Little League Baseball Fields before the decision was made to go with the Y’s current seven-acre site at 543 East Main Street Ext.
Answer: FACT! As can be found on the Grove City Area Historical Society and Museum’s website:
Originally, the YMCA continued the operations in the former National Guard Armory Building where the community program had been operating. In January 1995, a capital improvement campaign was begun to raise funds to construct
a new Grove City facility. By March 1997, $2.55 million had been raised for the project. The YMCA had originally accepted an offer of land on Route 208 near the Little League Baseball Fields, but in the end decided upon a seven-acre site at 543 East Main Street Ext. The site is adjacent to the Hillview Intermediate Center (school) where facilities can
be shared with the school district.
The facility opened to the public in 1999 as the Grove City YMCA. It included a gymnasium, fitness center, youth center, racquetball courts, locker rooms, and a swimming pool as well as office spaces.