Mulligans Brick Bar

11/23/2025

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01/10/2025

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01/09/2025

01/09/2025

Mulligan’s Brick Bar, 229 Allen Street, was established in 1934 by Benjamin H. Mulligan and his wife Edna. It's name comes from the fact the bar was actually made out of solid brick with a wood top. During the 1930s and 1940s, it gained popularity as a hub for live “floor shows.” In the 1950s and 1960s, the venue became a trailblazer for showcasing local country and western performers.
From 1950 to 1954, the Brick Bar was operated by Aristides Papalimperis until his passing in 1954. Following his death, his wife, Mary, managed the establishment until 1959, when John Briandi assumed control. Briandi was a longtime WNY bar and restaurant owner who started in the business in 1942. He founded and operated Club Savoy’s, Frankie & Johnny’s and Briandi’s in Lockport in addition to the Brick Bar.

However, it wasn’t until 1970, when Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient Michael Militello and business partner Bennett Kell reimagined the club, that the “Brick Bar” achieved its most renowned status.

There often were lines of patrons winding around Allen to College Street waiting to get through the doors. "I was on crutches; I didn't have a job, so we bought an old bar for no reason," said Militello in a 2018 Buffalo News interview.

"Kevin Kell knew the Briandi Family and asked me if I thought we could make it work together," remembers Militello. "Ben, then serving in the military, join us after his discharge the following year."

After changing hands multiple times during the 1980s and 1990s, the Brick Bar was acquired in 1998 by Bill Regan and Kim Rossi. In 2022, the couple put the historic Allentown bar and restaurant up for sale with an asking price of $2 million. Following Regan's passing in 2023 and citing a revival in business, the property was removed from the market in October 2024.

Early Sunday morning, January 5, 2025, Buffalo firefighters responded to a call at Mulligan's shortly after 4 a.m. Flames were visible at the rear of the bar, with thick smoke engulfing much of the building. Fire crews deployed a ladder truck to combat the blaze from above, spraying water into the structure. According to Buffalo Fire Commissioner William Renaldo, the crews arrived at the scene within two minutes of receiving the call. Firefighters briefly entered the building but were forced to retreat due to poor visibility and intense heat.

01/06/2025

01/05/2025

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE BRICK BAR IS NO LONGER HERE. WE HAD A DEVASTATING FIRE LAST NIGHT. SOMEONE HAS PUT UP A GO FUND ME PAGE IN THE NAME OF BILL REAGAN MY DECEASED PARTNER. DO NOT DONATE THIS IS A SCAM PUT UP BY SOME DIRTBAG. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST

01/05/2025

PLEASE DO NOT DONATE TO THE BILL REAGAN GO FUND ME SITE THIS IS BOGUS I DONT KNOW WHO PUT IT UP BUT IVE CONTACTED FB

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01/01/2025

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