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Oh hey thanks for reminding me.
Does anybody have pictures of the Broadview YMCA? I used to go to a day camp there called Wild Roots. Then my Dad and I used to go there to get some exercise. I was 5 or 6 when we used to go, but it was fun hangin with my old man. Their track had banked curves. I was almost too small to get up the banked curves. It was an elevated track around a gymnasium, so you would run around and people would be shooting hoops. The four banks in the corners had exercise stations where you could do sit-ups or what have you. Out back they had a full volcanic stone/ash track and an inner soccer field, plus some extra real-estate around the track. Very big piece of real estate for so close to downtown.
We also used to use the pool. After the pool, we'd hit the sauna. This room was really impressive. It was massive. Stepped white marble with a large glass window. The size of a small Starbucks. They had a cold water hose which was the best cold water in that room. I've not seen anything quite like it since. It's a shame they tore down such a great building.
After working out, we'd walk up to Gerrard for some Crown Fish & Chips. They were the best in the City. Yes, Penrose is now the best, but back then, Crown was top. Very dark place, probably where Kaka Lucky is now. They had a Cola-Cola water immersion pop cooler with the old small glass bottles of Coke.
Great memories.
