Ca. 1920\'s Pasadena Y.M.C.A. Boy’s Dept. 745 Solid Brass Room Check Pendant Tag For Sale

My best estimate is 1920\'s or a little later. The Pasadena YMCA was founded in 1910 and the 1920\'s were the height of their room renting for single males according to research.
\"Built in 1910, the 125-room downtown Pasadena Y was part of a national YMCA building boom between 1900 and 1916, said national YMCA spokeswoman Celeste Wroblewski in Chicago. During that time, 290 new YMCA buildings opened, most of them residences, including a 1,821-room YMCA in Chicago in an 18-story building where residents where charged 30 cents a day.
Role Changed With Demographics
The dormitory-style buildings were meant to provide affordable rooms in a wholesome environment for young men leaving farms to hunt for work in the nation’s growing cities. By the 1920s, YMCAs were the main providers of rental rooms for single, low-income males nationwide\"
Measures approximately 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”
J06072023Weight 1ounces