Book
Every frat boy knows that the YMCA is a fun place to play. But historian Paula Lupkin isn’t fooling around. Her book Manhood Factories: YMCA Architecture and the Making of Modern Urban Culture takes a sober look at the moralizing intentions and architectural manifestations of the institution that inspired the Village People’s 1978 party anthem. $27.50; University of Minnesota Press
Book: ‘Manhood Factories,’ by Paula Lupkin
University of Minnesota Press