Description
The Lawson YMCA, a modern beige Chicago building at 30 West Chicago Ave., offers 650 rooms equipped with hot and cold running water, radios, phones, and deep spring beds. Choose from semi-private or private bath accommodations, perfect for transient, permanent, or student guests. This stylish 1950s postcard showcases the building’s athletic facilities and convenient location near the city’s business district.
Front Text (cleaned):
The Lawson
Y.M.C.A.
30 West Chicago Ave.
Chicago 10, Illinois
WHitehall 6211
Back Text (cleaned):
Modern Residence for Young Men
The Lawson Y.M.C.A.
Six hundred and fifty rooms, all equipped with hot and cold running water, five-station radio, telephone, and deep spring beds. Rooms with semi-private or private bath. Accommodations for men only; transient, permanent, or student. Modern, fully equipped athletic section.
One-half mile north of Chicago's business district.
