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CAPTION By Vicky Hallett, The heated six-lane swimming pool wasn’t the only reason Chris Egbo signed up for the YMCA Anthony Bowen — although the 26-year-old is eager to dive in. It also wasn’t just because of the spacious roof terrace, which will host yoga classes with a skyline view, or even the location at 14th and W streets NW, conveniently close to his home.
The biggest selling point for him? “It was the history behind it, being started by a former slave,” Egbo said two weeks ago as he and the other charter members got their first look at the gleaming facility, which officially opens Monday as the latest reincarnation of the very first African American YMCA, established back in 1853.
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A lot has changed in the world since Bowen, who bought his freedom for $425 and settled in Washington, set out to serve the Shaw community. But the goals of the institution remain the same, says Janice Williams, senior vice president of program development for the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington.
People still need places to meet, educate children and learn ways to improve their well-being. That’s what this “YMCA of the new age,” as Williams calls it, can accomplish, while serving as a model for how urban YMCAs can operate in the future.
Even from the outside, it’s impossible to miss the results of the modern makeover. The former building on that site, which housed the YMCA Anthony Bowen between 1988 and 2008, took up just a third of the block and offered practically no fitness options. “We had half a pool,” jokes board member Sheila Shears, who notes that over time, the center was used almost exclusively for day care.
Anyone stepping up to the front door now is greeted by a multi-use development that takes advantage of every square foot of space. Towering above the YMCA is an apartment complex, with several units that will look out over those roof-terrace yoga classes. A branch of Sweetgreen, the homegrown salad chain, is next door. With no wall separating it from the YMCA’s lobby, it’ll be even easier for visitors to grab greens after a workout.
“We’ve come a long way, baby,” says Shears, who’s thrilled that the Y is finally primed to open after a lengthy construction process.
Charter members on that sneak-peek tour started in the lounge area, which features comfy seating around a fireplace. That’s where Williams wants people to continue the tradition of discussing ideas. “The YMCA was one of the first places to introduce a library,” she says. This space, where people can curl up with a book or debate a friend, helps continue that tradition.
Delve deeper inside and you’ll find a sea of cardio equipment — ellipticals, bikes and treadmills (including a few from Woodway with super shock absorption). Most of the machines have individual screens to watch TV, but hopefully some folks will look up to appreciate the wall mural, which was created by board member Andy Shallal.
Shallal, whose artwork is also featured prominently in his nearby restaurant Busboys and Poets, thought it was fitting that the Anacostia and Potomac rivers form a “Y” shape. So he used an image of the waterways as his focal point.
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