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Renaissance Center

214 W Ottawa, Joliet, IL
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This original YMCA building constructed in 1927 was a five-story brick and stone structure around an open courtyard/light well. The Women's Division, the slightly taller section in this photo, was added on the south end of the original building in 1949. The YMCA moved out in 1989. Currently it offers affordable rental apartments for senior citizens. This looks like a huge building, but there is a large ground level courtyard in the center that is open to the sky.

You can see the YMCA name above the entrance on Ottawa Street.

It's a little hard to read, but the cornerstone reads Joliet YMCA 1927.

Photo(s): 2022