Street sign, large crowd honors McGaffer’s proprietor Pat Malone - Forest Park Review

Street sign, large crowd honors McGaffer’s proprietor Pat Malone - Forest Park Review

A joyful chatter rose over the corner of Roosevelt Road and Troost Avenue late Saturday morning, as a large crowd turned out to honor both a brick-and-mortar Forest Park institution and the flesh and blood man who oversaw it for nearly half a century. More than 200 people gathered to pay thanks to McGaffer’s Saloon proprietor J. Patrick Malone, who operated McGaffer’s for 48 years until injuries from a fall inside the business led to its closure…