The Multnomah Athletic Club is a private social and athletic club in

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, United States. Located in the

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neighborhood, it was originally founded in 1891 as the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. It has expanded to fill two buildings totaling , making it the largest indoor athletic club in the world. Its emblem is a winged "M". It has approximately 22,000 members and employs nearly 600 staff, according to the club's website. The club is known for its exclusivity. It has been called "the only club in town that matters" and

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had paid for one of its former executive's MAC membership on company expense to "help him integrate into the Portland business community" Women members were not given full voting privileges until 1977. New memberships are chosen by a lottery, however applicants who don't know a current member maybe asked to present a reference letter.

Facilities

Multnomah Athletic Club entrance - Portland, Oregon

The club's primary facility is an eight-level main clubhouse located adjacent to

Providence Park Providence Park (formerly Jeld-Wen Field; PGE Park; Civic Stadium; originally Multnomah Stadium; and from 1893 until the stadium was built, Multnomah Field) is an outdoor soccer venue located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon ...

, a multipurpose stadium located on land formerly owned by the club, directly behind the park's south end bleachers. Covered parking for more than 600 autos is provided across the street in the club's garage which has a skybridge connecting across the road to the rest of the facilities. Athletic facilities at the club include: Nine tennis courts, Eight squash courts, Ten racquetball/handball courts, Gymnastics arena, Three gymnasiums including a rock climbing gym, Indoor track, Batting cage, Pilates studio, Exercise and conditioning room with of space, Three fitness studios with total space, and Four locker rooms with over 6400 lockers. The club also has three swimming pools, two with spectator galleries. Premier Dining facilities include four restaurants, ten private dining rooms and the grand ballroom. Areas for socializing include reading lounge, game room, stadium terrace, sun deck, and junior lounge. Amenities include concierge, the -M-porium retail shop, child care and playschool, salon, massage, and shoe shine/repair. The club offers a swim team, synchronized swimming, basketball, cycling, dance, decathlon, golf, gymnastics, handball, karate, Pilates, personal training, skiing, squash, soccer, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, hiking, and yoga. The clubhouse is also host to a variety of local, regional, and national sporting competitions throughout the year, and has been a venue for international championships on more than one occasion. Multnomah_Athletic_Club_in_1910

References

External links

Multnomah Athletic Club
(official website) {{Authority control Athletics clubs in the United States Clubs and societies in Oregon Sports in Portland, Oregon Gentlemen's clubs in the United States Sports organizations established in 1891 1891 establishments in Oregon Civic organizations in Oregon Goose Hollow, Portland, Oregon