This Denver Bar Once Welcomed Frank Sinatra And Jack Kerouac. Now It's Closed

By Monica Castillo

Published December 26, 2020 at 8:03 AM EST

The legendary El Chapultepec has closed after 87 years in business — not only because of the pandemic, but also because Denver has changed.

Monica Castillo

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