Multnomah Athletic Club

The Multnomah Athletic Club is a private social and athletic club in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Multnomah Athletic Club
AbbreviationM.A.C.
FormationFebruary 1891
TypeSocial and recreational club
Registration no.93-0232310
Location
Coordinates45.5206°N 122.6927°W / 45.5206; -122.6927
Membership
22,000[1]
Key people
Nathan Ayotte (president)
Richard Maxwell (vice president)
Revenue (2020)
$27.9 million [2]
Websitethemac.com

Located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, it was originally founded in 1891 as the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. It has expanded to fill two buildings totaling 600,000 square feet (56,000 m2), making it the largest indoor athletic club in the world.[3][4] 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.[5] It has been called "the only club in town that matters" and Nike had paid for one of its former executive's MAC membership on company expense to "help him integrate into the Portland business community"[6][7] 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.[8]

Facilities
The entrance to the Multnomah Athletic Club photographed in 2014.

The club's primary facility is an eight-level main clubhouse located adjacent to Providence Park, 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 14,800 square feet (1,370 m2) of space, Three fitness studios with 9,430 square feet (876 m2) 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 Mporium retail shop, child care and playschool, salon, and massage.

The club offers a swim team, synchronized swimming, basketball, cycling, dance, decathlon, golf, gymnastics, handball, karate, pickleball, 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's clubhouse in 1910

References
  1. "The Multnomah Athletic Club Is Laying Off More Than 600 Employees". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  2. "Nonprofit Explorer; Multnomah Athletic Club". propublica.org. ProPublica. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 31 Dec 2022.
  3. "History - MAC". themac.com. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. Anderson, Heather Arndt (2015-12-17). "Inside the Best Portland Restaurant Where You'll Never Get to Eat". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  5. "Rogue of the Week: Multnomah Athletic Club". Willamette Week. January 17, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  6. Budnick, Nick (August 28, 2006). "MAC to the future". Portland Tribune. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. Leder, Michelle (2006-08-20). "OPENERS: SUITS; JUST OVERDO IT". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  8. "What's the Deal with Portland's Exclusive Old Private Clubs?". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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