About 200 people gathered in the parking lot of The Claremont Club on Sunday to protest the closure and planned sale of the 47-year-old fitness center. A group calling itself Save the Claremont Club organized the rally and is gathering a list of people, including current members and employees, who might be interested in donating money toward a campaign to buy the property. People at the rally described the Club as a special institution and feared it would be leveled to make way for more housing. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff