![]() ![]() “When I first had one of The Sink’s veggie burgers with sweet potato fries, I remember it was the first time I had been full in what felt like months,” Angleton said. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)Īngleton, who has been a vegetarian her entire life, said she had a hard time feeling satiated during her freshman year at CU Boulder due to its slim choices in the campus dining halls. The Sink is celebrating 100 years this year with various parties and the premiere of a documentary on the iconic spot. Legendary art by by late muralist Llloyd Kavich adorns every surface in The Sink restaurant on University Hill. I thought to myself, ‘How weird is this place?’” “I thought maybe they were just talking about going to wash their hands, but then when their friends said they wanted to go, too, with enthusiasm, I thought it must be a really large, exciting, communal washroom. “I overheard someone on campus talking about ‘going to The Sink later,’” Angleton said. ![]() The Boulder community, past and present, has been the glue that has held those colorful walls together (along with its ceiling mural “Sinkstine Chapel,” created by late local muralist Llloyd Kavich).įor Sophie Angleton, who was on a college tour checking out the University of Colorado Boulder with her parents, she first thought The Sink was a community bathroom. This year it’s celebrating 100 years of service in Boulder. There’s no place quite like Boulder’s oldest restaurant that opened up shop on University Hill in 1923. The front of the house at the iconic corner spot on University Hill is adorned with big-name autographs, vibrantly loud cartoon art and low ceilings that make for a unique experience. ![]() If only those graffiti-tagged walls could talk. “Everyone has a story to tell about The Sink,” said Boulder filmmaker Bruce Borowsky in an interview with the Daily Camera. ![]()
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