PERTH AMBOY – A SRO (single room occupancy – men only) upstairs in the YMCA on Jefferson Street. The rooms had common bathrooms and showers. YMCA’s were developed for the immigrant population. These individuals would get jobs to be able to afford to move to the suburbs. In the late 1940’s Perth Amboy became more of an urban community and the Y served as housing for retired policemen and firemen. They socialized and lived as retired professionals. Click photo to enlarge.

*Photo Courtesy of Perth Amboy Free Public Library

This Photo was restored under a grant for the Kearny Cottage Archiving project by the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission