About the Downtown-Marquette YMCA

The Downtown-Marquette offers Free Guests Fridays!

The Downtown-Marquette YMCA operates as one branch composed of the Downtown YMCA, a full-services facility located on Locust Street, and the Marquette YMCA, a satellite facility located on North Broadway.

Hours of Operation
Downtown:
M-F 5:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sun. 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Marquette:
M-F 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Facility
Indoor Lap Pool (Downtown)
Full-size Gymnasium (Downtown)
Indoor Tracks
Fitness Centers – Cybex Equipment, Cardio Equipment
Free Weight Centers
Racquetball/Handball Courts (Downtown)
Indoor Golf Driving Range (Downtown)

Amenities
Steam Rooms
Saunas
Whirlpools
Locker Rooms
Equipment Checkout (Downtown) – volleyballs, basketballs, racquets, boxing gloves
Group Cycling Classes
Massage Therapy (Downtown)
Complimentary Group Exercise classes
Complimentary Aquatic Exercise classes (Downtown)
Complimentary Program Information mailed to your home
Towel Service
Fitness Assessments
Personal Trainers
Fitness Consultations
Youth Fitness Center (Opening Soon Downtown!)
Teen Center (Opening Soon Downtown!)

Special Features
Hair Salon (Downtown)
Laundry Services (Downtown)

Building Hours
Downtown
Monday - Friday 5:30 am - 9 pm
Saturday 9 am - 3 pm
Sunday 11 am - 3 pm
The Pool closes 30 minutes prior to the building close. All other Program Areas, including the fitness center, close 15 minutes prior to the building close. The only areas open to members and guests for the last 15 minutes are the locker rooms.

Marquette
Monday - Friday 5:30 am - 7 pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday

Additional Programs
Contact Jay Pecovish at 436-7070
Wellness Fairs
Corporate Partners Programs
Health Fairs
Health Presentations
On-site & Off-site fitness classes

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History
Downtown
For its first 40 years, the Downtown YMCA held programs in churches and libraries. When its current building on Locust Street was dedicated in 1926, it is said that the key was thrown into the Mississippi River so that the doors would never close. And the doors have stood open for a great influx of immigrants after the Industrial Revolution, for hundreds of thousands of service personnel during World War II and the Korean War, and for generations of residents and downtown employees.

This 10-story building was one of the largest YMCAs when built and consisted of six floors of dormitories, one floor of classrooms, two gymnasiums, six handball courts, a swimming pool, men’s and boy’s locker rooms, a Business Men’s Club with turkish bath equipment, a barber shop, tailor shop, cafeteria, private dining and club rooms, lounges, libraries, assembly halls and separate social halls for younger and older boys. The cafeteria and dormitories were closed in 1974 and the upper seven floors were sold and converted to retirement housing in 1977.

Marquette
In anticipation of greater needs in the downtown community, the Downtown YMCA opened the Marquette satellite facility on North Broadway in 1987. The state-of-the-art facility is located on the third and fourth floors of the Marquette Building. The Downtown and Marquette YMCAs were merged in 1990. The Marquette YMCA was renovated in 2000 updating the facility and adding new services and equipment.