Heavy equipment operators work last week on the demolition of the former Brass Rail Restaurant at 3015 Lehigh St., the popular eatery that ended its run in 2022 after 91 years in Allentown, to make way for a Wawa store. A Brass Rail location reopened in the Allentown Fairgrounds market last year to continue its long tradition of offering cheesesteaks and other popular fare. JIM MARSH/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS