Take a look inside McMenamins Anderson School

by Briana Gerdeman
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A 10-barrel brewery, bar and meeting rooms are under construction in the school’s former woodshop. Construction on the property is almost at the peak right now, with about 80 workers on site. The Woodshop bar and game room will be one of many dining locations on the property. The former cafeteria will become a fresh restaurant incorporating local ingredients; the principal’s office will become a wine and coffee bar; a jungle-inspired pub will overlook the pool; and a small bar called “The Shack” is being built in the center courtyard. Mike McMenamin said people are drawn to relaxing in their old school in part because they can “have food and drink that’s maybe a little better than what they had before.”