Excerpted---A pioneer restaurant in Peekskill’s dining scene closed its doors last week. Cathal ‘Chuck’ McGreal, owner of The Quiet Man Public House on North Division Street, posted on Facebook that the lease on the building he brought to life was not being renewed and he was closing the traditional Irish pub almost exactly nine years after he poured love, money and craftmanship into opening at a time when Peekskill had limited dining options in the downtown.
He explained in a heartfelt video, addressed to all the friends of
The Quiet Man, that when he began negotiations with landlords to renew
his lease that was coming due at the end of the year, he was advised by
the estate of the landlord that his lease wasn’t being extended.....The building, at 15 N. Division, was sitting vacant and boarded up when
McGreal first saw it in 2010. “There was a mural on the outside, so it
wasn’t that noticeable that it was derelict and in need of a lot of
work” said McGreal. The owner at the time had a vision for the building
that he shared with McGreal. “He was a real visionary,” said McGreal of
Kenneth Laudon who passed away last December. In 2011, McGreal took a
gamble on restoring it and opened later that year. READ THE ENTIRE STORY HERE.
Great man he will resurface!
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