I'm not sure the marketing idea behind putting a bathroom sign that high up, and I am a very above-average-for-a-woman height, but maybe they are preparing me for the altitudes of Quito, Ecuador...
Anyway, while the State Theater's bathrooms' basins and inner features have been updated since the building was erected millions of years ago, the signs for the bathrooms have not. Here's what I mean...
I came out of the main theater room, in a rush to not miss the start of the awesome Teton Gravity Research ski film I had come to see, into the outer hallway to use the restroom. Right ahead of me I saw sinks, but no gender sign, so I walked in, assuming the bathroom might split after the sink area (Problem with this being that I never would have assumed such a modern feature anywhere if it hadn't been for weird artsy bars I've been to in cities. Silly me, I am in Portland, but then again the hipsters are always throwing new curve balls so what was I to do?!). I walked past the sinks, kept going in, realized I was following a guy, and then that he was in line behind another guy, and that if I turned back to look at my only exit I was being followed by ANOTHER guy in... This one happened to be bold enough to look at me quizzically... To which I asked, "Is this not...?" and he said, "Ummmm I think there's another one for you..." at which point I turned to all the men in the bathroom and said "WELL, carry on, gentlemen!" and marched out.
There is indeed a sign above the door, and another over the "Ladies" room just down the hall. Mystery solved.
Plus, in what world are men's bathrooms clean enough in appearance and odor to pass as a ladies room?! It was early in the night, that'll teach me to save my bathroom need as long as possible.
Anyway, while the State Theater's bathrooms' basins and inner features have been updated since the building was erected millions of years ago, the signs for the bathrooms have not. Here's what I mean...
I came out of the main theater room, in a rush to not miss the start of the awesome Teton Gravity Research ski film I had come to see, into the outer hallway to use the restroom. Right ahead of me I saw sinks, but no gender sign, so I walked in, assuming the bathroom might split after the sink area (Problem with this being that I never would have assumed such a modern feature anywhere if it hadn't been for weird artsy bars I've been to in cities. Silly me, I am in Portland, but then again the hipsters are always throwing new curve balls so what was I to do?!). I walked past the sinks, kept going in, realized I was following a guy, and then that he was in line behind another guy, and that if I turned back to look at my only exit I was being followed by ANOTHER guy in... This one happened to be bold enough to look at me quizzically... To which I asked, "Is this not...?" and he said, "Ummmm I think there's another one for you..." at which point I turned to all the men in the bathroom and said "WELL, carry on, gentlemen!" and marched out.
There is indeed a sign above the door, and another over the "Ladies" room just down the hall. Mystery solved.
Plus, in what world are men's bathrooms clean enough in appearance and odor to pass as a ladies room?! It was early in the night, that'll teach me to save my bathroom need as long as possible.
