The YMCA was a very important contribution to
Pueblo, Colorado's community; the CF&I Steelworkers and their families in
particular.  The building began being
constructed October, 1917 and was opened to the public January, 1920.  The "Y" boasted an Auditorium,
built to seat more than 1,200 people, a full gym, Billiard's room, bowling
allies, a library equip with reading rooms and even a soda fountain.  The "Y" also had an extravagant
banquet and ballroom. 

The "Y" believed in bettering the
community around them by offering education opportunities and social
activities.  A wide range of beneficial
classes such as Accounting, Americanization, Languages, Civics, Salesmanship,
Arithmetic, Chemistry and Electricity and even automobile service were some
examples that the YMCA offered education wise.

Some recreational activities the YMCA offered ranged
from baseball leagues to swim meets all the way up to boxing.  The YMCA covered almost every sport the
American culture participated in. 
Pueblo, Colorado had the biggest industrial Y in the country, possibly
in the world.