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Irvington Seniors Citizens Center

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Irvington Seniors Citizens Center

Irvington, NY

New York, United States

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29 Bridge St, Irvington, NY 10533, United States, New York, Irvington, NY 10533

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The Irvington Senior Center has a long, rich history. We are pleased to present this history as written by Francis D. Campbell. Many thanks to Mr. Campbell for his exhaustive research and to the Irvington Historical Society for permission to re-print this article that first appeared in the Spring 2011 edition of The Roost. Irvington residents, whether young or old, have never lacked motivation in finding recreational activities. However, the facilities and funding that would enable residents to pursue these activities as Village-sponsored programs were not really in place until the early 1960s. A privately funded Irvington Youth Center, Inc., fell under the direction of a full-time recreation supervisor who also held a salaried position as Irvington’s superintendent of parks. The Youth Center was allowed use of Village parks but did not own any facilities. Seeking to remedy this situation, Richard C. Wells, president of the Youth Center board of directors, and Irvington mayor George F. Gillen sought to raise funds for the purchase of the recently vacated St. Paul’s Methodist Church property (at the corner of Main and North Eckar streets). When renovated, the building would be renamed the Isabel K. Benjamin Community Center, in honor of Ms. Benjamin, “a first lady of Irvington,” who led the village Girl Scouts in exemplary fashion for years. From the outset, Mr. Wells and Edward McDermott, director of the Youth Center’s spring program, saw the new facility as providing recreation “for all age groups.” Mayor Gillen, too, recognized that, in addition to youth recreation, “there are many additional ways in which the building can serve the Village of Irvington,” noting several adult groups interested in the center as a meeting place.

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