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Why is Bay Club Fitness closing after 36 years in downtown Portland?

Why is Bay Club Fitness closing after 36 years in downtown Portland?
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![](https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/04/43517502_20260330_Bay-Club_3.jpg?w=1024) With fewer workers in the Congress Street corridor, the owner of a gym once considered a 'mini country club' for making business deals says she can't afford to stay or move.