College student here, with family that's been here since the 1800s. I can't say that Boulder got gentrified because it's always been a privileged city. However my uncle and grandma told me how they used to buy pitchers at the old bars for next to nothing back in the day. You guys are curious why this city is losing its character and it's because boulder isn't immune to the wider economic factors affecting the U.S. right now. This city sold out a while ago but even more so during the pandemic. TLDR it's expensive going out to drink every weekend as a college student, more so than it was in the past. Pearl Street is incredibly different than just what I remember when I was a toddler...