Demolition is mostly complete at Allentown’s famous Brick Bar. The bar went up in flames on Sunday. Demolition had to be halted on Wednesday morning because of an equipment failure.

The demolition of Mulligan’s Brick Bar in Buffalo’s Allentown neighborhood was brought to a standstill by mechanical issues just a few hours after work began.

Residents near Buffalo’s Allen Street woke up to smoke and the lights of emergency vehicles for the second time in six months as another legendary bar went up in flames on Sunday morning. Buffalo firefighters were called to Mulligan’s Brick Bar at 229 Allen Street shortly after 4 a.m., according to WGRZ.

Mulligan’s Brick Bar demolition to resume Thursday following fire

Brick Bar is the second bar that has been destroyed by fire in the Allentown neighborhood in less than a year. Its next-door neighbor, The Old Pink was destroyed by a fire on June 17, 2024. The Buffalo man accused of setting fire to that building, John Burns of Buffalo, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on arson and attempted arson charges.

Crews tearing down Mulligan's Brick Bar

Firefighters were called to Mulligan’s Brick Bar at 229 Allen around 4 a.m. Sunday. Smoke and flames could be seen engulfing the structure.

Just days after a devastating fire destroyed the historic 1897 building that housed Mulligan’s Brick Bar in the city’s Allentown neighborhood, demolition of the structure began Wednesday morning. Read