The Olympic Club Hotel is a historic hotel owned by

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. Built in 1908, it was originally known as the Oxford Hotel. After acquiring the property in 1997, McMenamins changed the name to reflect the new ownership. The hotel features 27 European-style guest rooms and a brewpub movie theater. Notorious train robber Roy Gardner was re-captured at the then-Oxford Hotel after escaping federal custody in 1921.Duane Colt Denfeld
Roy Gardner, king of escape artists, flees McNeil Island Penitentiary on September 5, 1921
HistoryLink essay number 9792, December 29, 2011. Accessed online 2012-09-05. The Olympic Club also hosts musical acts as part of the McMenamin chain's "Great Northwest Music Tour," mostly consisting of bands from the

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