In 1936, Waldorf Tuxedo Co. opened on Broadway as part of a small chain of formal-wear shops. Who at the time could have guessed how important the business would end up being for Albany?
In that story, there were two turning points.
The first came in 1956, when John Wagner, then in his mid-20s, began working in the downtown shop. Four years later, he bought the franchise from the chain’s Rhode Island owner and made it independent…