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.

As it is still to be determined what happens with the future of Mulligan’s Brick Bar in Buffalo’s Allentown community, efforts are underway to try and preserve parts of the building, and potential artifacts for safe keeping.

Mulligan’s Brick Bar on Allen Street is set to be demolished Tuesday morning after a large fire broke out early Sunday morning, causing an estimated total of $2.1 million in damage, city officials said.