Last night Megan and I went to Kennedy School to watch the movie Wanderlust. Kennedy School is a McMenamins establishment. McMenamins is a chain of bars, theaters, restaurants, hotels, concert halls, etc...basically, they do entertainment. The Kennedy School is a an elementary school, built in 1915, used as an elementary school until 1975, and remodeled into a hotel in 1997. Classrooms, gymnasiums, cafeterias, etc, have all been turned into hotel rooms, bars, restaurants, a movie theater, and a gathering hall for music shows and various events. The hotel also features a saltwater soaking pool. Although this is a hotel, many people use the Kennedy School as a reasonably priced place to spend an afternoon or evening to grab a drink at one of the 4 bars (including a whiskey and cigar room) and watch a cheap $3.00 movie in the theater.
The theater has a great little bar so you can get drinks and order food (from any of the on site restaurants) to enjoy during the film. The theater is filled with rows of old (but clean:) couches and little end tables. Its a very fun and cozy movie experience. We like to think that it's cheap, since the movies are only $3.00, but once you add a pitcher of beer (we chose the delicious RUBY, a raspberry beer) and a meal, its not as cheap. If you go to an earlier film, you can get in on happy hour deals though.
http://www.mcmenamins.com/427-kennedy-school-home
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| The Boiler Room (bar) |
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| waiting for the movie to start |
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in the basement of the Boiler Room
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Last night Megan and I went to Kennedy School to watch the movie Wanderlust. Kennedy School is a McMenamins establishment. McMenamins is a chain of bars, theaters, restaurants, hotels, concert halls, etc...basically, they do entertainment. The Kennedy School is a an elementary school, built in 1915, used as an elementary school until 1975, and remodeled into a hotel in 1997. Classrooms, gymnasiums, cafeterias, etc, have all been turned into hotel rooms, bars, restaurants, a movie theater, and a gathering hall for music shows and various events. The hotel also features a saltwater soaking pool. Although this is a hotel, many people use the Kennedy School as a reasonably priced place to spend an afternoon or evening to grab a drink at one of the 4 bars (including a whiskey and cigar room) and watch a cheap $3.00 movie in the theater. 
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