[2] Neuweiler Brewery was founded by Louis Neuwiler, who bought out longtime local brewer Benedict Nuding in 1900.

Nuding's operation was limited by its location, and in 1911 Neuweiler and his son, Charles, eager to expand, hired Philadelphia architects Peukert and Wunder to build a new complex some distance away, at Front and Gordon streets.

After F&S closed, the Ortlieb brewery continued Neuweiler Cream Ale at the Philadelphia plant until the late 1970s.

Mr. Hadjiloukas operated a pesticide, herbicide and detergent re-manufacturing business under the company names of J.L.

Although the buildings have been vacant or underutilized since the brewery's closing in 1968, the towering structure and copper cupola atop the brew house has been an iconic part of the city's skyline for nearly a century, symbolizing Allentown's rich industrial history.

A New York Firm, Ruckus Marketing, purchased the brewery for $1.7 million in March 2014.