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I was reading the newspaper The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan dated January 5, 1972 and came across an advertisement for the Post Oak Family Center Y.M.C.A. located at 2320 Willowick Road. Anyone remember this place? It was demolished to make way for the River Oaks Baptist School? I wonder if there are any photos of the building around. Spring Activities Program. Something for the entire family at the Post Oak Family Center Y.M.C.A. 2320 Willowick. Fitness courses for men, women, boys, an girls + Expert gymnastic instruction for tots through teens + Competitive gymnastic teams + bridge lessons + Tie making + Yoga + Mother's Day Out + Afterschool child care + Women's self defense + Ballet for girls + Model rocketry club + Guitar lessons for all ages + Dewey Compton on gardening + Little league baseball + Modern dance for girls + Track and soccer for boys and girls + Wrestling for boys + Boxing for boys + Honda mini bike instruction and supervised riding + Spring bus tours to Louisiana and Gardens and Great Smokey Mountains. For complete registration information call the Y office - 622-8573.

I never knew about this! I was browsing the newspaper June 11, 1986 and came across a business ad for Texas Medical Center YMCA Swim & Tennis Center located at 6900 South Main St. I read the Shamrock Hilton Hotel closed, and the YMCA leased (or was donated by the TMC) for a spring/summer season. It was a seasonal YMCA that eventually went away. Here's the article that was released a few months earlier.

I just received a post card I bought off eBay. It is an image of the YMCA building from about the time it was first built. The image is not a photograph. It looks more like a print of a watercolor. It is very neat and I'm glad I have something to remember the 'Y' by. I used to work out there when my office was nearby. I even used to get my hair cut at the barber shop on the first floor. Lately I've been going to the Trotter Y on Augusta.

The people at the Downtown YMCA told me that they have bought a lot a couple of blocks away and will move locations in the next couple of years. It will be nice to have a newer, updated YMCA, but I wonder what will happen to the old building?

http://www.upperkirby.org/index.php?option...35&Itemid=1 A new YMCA is appearing in Upper Kirby. Any thoughts? Are there people here who will have less of a commute to the gym?