Still closed after a fire last summer, the Carioca Cafe lost a wall this morning.
A wall on the side of Carioca Cafe , also known as Bar Bar , collapsed early on Monday, June 30. Firefighters blame the century-old building's weak structure.A wall of Carioca Cafe , the celebrated dive known as Bar Bar at 2060 Champa Street, collapsed early on Monday, June 30.
The Denver Fire Department attributes the collapse to the century-old building's age and structural weakness.. Bar Bar has survived rough times before, including a shutdown during the pandemic, a city crackdown on liquor licenses, burst pipes, inaccurate reports that it had closed for good, and being right next toBut now it faces another challenge: a gaping hole on its western side that's twice as tall as the firefighters and Denver Police officers examining it. Firefighters at the scene say that no one was injured by the collapse, but a few cars parked nearby were hit with debris. The wall fell around 11 a.m., firefighters say.The owner of Bar Bar, Rich Granville, says that he's scrambling to deal with this latest catastrophe. Speaking for the owner of the building, Granville told last year that a wall in the bar was the only part of the building that was definitely damaged structurally by the June 2024 fire, though it's unclear if that's the same wall that just collapsed. Denver Fire doesn't mention the fire as a case for the wall's collapse. Just before the fire, Bar Bar had secured its cabaret license, retrofitted the building to pass the city inspection and raised money to fix a burst pipe. According to Granville, the building didn't have insurance at the time;and the online Tucson Sentinel. He’s received awards from the Arizona Press Club, including first place for Spanish-language feature reporting and second place for social issues reporting. Bennito was a member of the Report for America Corps and is a graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia. If you value independent journalism, please consider making a contribution to support our continued coverage of Denver’s evolving dining scene and the latest culinary innovations our community offers.. Westword may earn a portion of sales from products & services purchased through links on our site from our affiliate partners. ©2025 Denver Westword, LLC. All rights reserved.
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