Seven Creepy (Or Beautiful) Pictures of the Downtown YMCA's Demolition

Categories: Spaced City

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Photos by Monica Fuentes
Coming down piece by piece.
​Demolition is continuing on the charming old Downtown YMCA building, which is nestled among modern skyscrapers.

The insides are being exposed now -- empty rooms, wall signs, even the scoreboard for the basketball court.

It can all get pretty creepy-looking, as these pictures show.

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That penthouse doesn't look too safe.

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The scoreboard holds on for its waning moments.

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