From Marv Cermak:
Onetime political hangout
Recent announcements about the closing of the City Squire referred to the Schenectady tavern as a neighborhood bar. But during a few decades of the Keyes Avenue watering hole's history, the place was "the" local hangout for the political folks who ran Schenectady County.
During the '60s and '70s, almost nightly the tavern was loaded with politicians and other top public officials. The late city police Chief John Murphy and State Police Lt. Francis Murphy, his brother, were among the regulars there.
Back then, it was known as Hogan's City Squire, owned and operated by the well-known family of Charles Hogan Sr.
At the time, the family owned three taverns, one for each of Hogan's three sons. Bob Hogan managed the City Squire. A brother, Chuck, ran Hogan's Towne House, on upper State Street. Youngest brother Norman operated a place called the Wayside Inn, then located on the Troy Schenectady Road.
Time marched on, and all three then-popular places were sold. For many years dating back to the 1930s, the City Squire was known as the Keyes Avenue Tavern, strictly a neighborhood drinking joint.
When Charles Hogan bought the property, the name change and a full-blown kitchen converted the strictly local hangout into a destination for customers from well beyond the neighborhood.
Word has it both the McDonald and Maloney families, both owners of high-profile Schenectady taverns, have shown a passing interest in acquiring the City Squire.
http://www.timesunion.com/tupl.....baseball-6384976.php
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