Manayunk's Kildare's Irish Pub Closed Over the Weekend

Dave Macgrogan's Irish pub, Kildare's, closed over the long weekend, and in one fell swoop, the college kids of Manayunk lost their favorite watering hole. According to a recent Reddit post by user scotty269, this sign was posted to the front door of 4417 Main Street:

After a 12-year run, owner Dave Magrogan told Philly.com, "The building needed considerable improvements right now - plumbing, roof, HVAC," owner Dave Magrogan said. "We couldn't keep operating under those conditions." Yesterday, September 5, this email was sent "To all Staff":

Reddit user scotty269

Like it says, Magrogan and company are "putting together a plan" to turn it into a Red Star Craft House, an Exton, PA-based pizza, wine and beer restaurant, but that won't happen until the building gets its due "major renovation".

Last year, Magrogan sold his original Kildare's in West Chester, PA to a manager, and earlier this summer, he closed his University City Doc Magrogan's Oyster House around the same time he opened one in Sea Isle City, NJ. Meanwhile, his Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar brand continues to grow with a new location in Radnor, PA, plus three more to come next year.