Beloved Detroit Dive Bar Back Open After Partial Building Collapse

DETROIT — A beloved dive bar in Detroit is back open after it closed seven months ago because of a partial collapse.

Temple Bar, located on Cass Avenue near the Little Caesars Arena, was forced to close after part of the building collapsed in May.

Staff at the bar said it was not the roof that collapsed, but it was the limestone facade on the building that fell down.

There were no injuries and officials still do not know what caused part of the building to fall apart.

A GoFundMe page helped raise more than $20,000 for the repairs to the building.

Now, Owner George Boukas said the bar passed its final state inspection last Friday and the liquor license is now out of escrow, meaning customers are once again welcomed for food and drinks.

"We are back baby! OPEN TONIGHT and EVERY NIGHT AFTER THAT! Thank you all for everything! We will now return the favor!" said a post on the Temple Bar Instagram page.

The bar is open from 1 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. daily, according to the post.

The Boukas family opened the bar in 1927, which has since been the go-to neighborhood bar for many Detroiters over the years.