Selma, Ala. Daily Photo: saving the old YMCA

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Saving the Historic YMCA

"It has been said that, at its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation

with the present over a mutual concern for the future."

William J. Murtagh, Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America

It's Q Week over at ABC Wednesday, and this QUOTATION about historic preservation works well with the tremendous task of saving Alabama's first YMCA.

Touring the renovation progress with members of the Selma-Dallas County Historic Preservation Society is Selma Mayor George Evans, right. The society purchased the 1885 building and is working to stabilize it for further restoration and future use. Donations are welcome!

Linking to ABC Wednesday and City Daily Photo Blogs

WELCOME!

Selma is among the oldest cities in Alabama and has the largest contiguous historic district. It is known for its Civil War and Civil Rights history. The Battle of Selma was one of the last fought in the War Between the States, and the town was a center for the Voting Rights Movement in the 1960s. Today, with a population of about 20,000, Selma is the largest town in the western Black Belt region. The Black Belt, named for the color of its soil, stretches across Central Alabama from Mississippi to Georgia.