Post by ST Joe on Sept 8, 2010 16:37:00 GMT -8
The Boatswain's Cup is The City's answer to Starbucks. Located on every other block (at least it seems that way), the franchise markets hip, socially conscious, gourmet coffee drinks and accessories to The City's hip (and not so hip) set. Setting itself apart from Starbucks, each location tries to appear unique and local. While never quite attaining the bohemian feel of a classic coffee house, the Boatswain's Cup stores are certainly places where communities are served. As one of the franchises marketing tag lines says "Grab a cup and stay a while."
The Boatswain's Cup in Sunnydale also plays on the towns 19th century industrial past, having a small ground floor bar and shop, with and upstairs room that uses up an old industrial loft. The upstairs has tables, couches, armchairs, magazines and books. The furniture is very eclectic, seemingly being purchased from random antique stores, but the rest of the room suggests intent: the bare brick walls and wood floors are set off by modern lighting, bleeding edge art, and modern windows. It is a comfortable place, but it does lack a certain authenticity. It fills up on weekends, but there are always a number of people enjoying the world's favorite addiction. By unspoken agreement, Kindred do not feed at the Boatswain's Cup, though many meet their evening meal here; what happens in the nearby alleyways is another thing.
Technically the name is pronounced "bosun's" cup, but only the elitist nautical set (or ex navy types) say it accurately, many people just say it like it is spelled. Of course most people call it simply "The Cup," and The City's underground culture, radical punks and 13 year old boys call it "The B Cup."
The Boatswain's Cup in Sunnydale also plays on the towns 19th century industrial past, having a small ground floor bar and shop, with and upstairs room that uses up an old industrial loft. The upstairs has tables, couches, armchairs, magazines and books. The furniture is very eclectic, seemingly being purchased from random antique stores, but the rest of the room suggests intent: the bare brick walls and wood floors are set off by modern lighting, bleeding edge art, and modern windows. It is a comfortable place, but it does lack a certain authenticity. It fills up on weekends, but there are always a number of people enjoying the world's favorite addiction. By unspoken agreement, Kindred do not feed at the Boatswain's Cup, though many meet their evening meal here; what happens in the nearby alleyways is another thing.
Technically the name is pronounced "bosun's" cup, but only the elitist nautical set (or ex navy types) say it accurately, many people just say it like it is spelled. Of course most people call it simply "The Cup," and The City's underground culture, radical punks and 13 year old boys call it "The B Cup."