Part 2 of a 3-part story about Isaac Van Amburgh, the Richmond Hill estate in Greenwich Village, and New York’s Zoological Institute in the Bowery
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1833: The Lion King of Greenwich Village and the Bowery, Part I
Posted: 20th March 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Animal AttractionsTags: Charlton Street, Greenwich Village, Isaac A. Van Amburgh, New York History, Richmond Hill mansion, Van Amburgh Menagerie, Varick Street
In the fall of 1833, Isaac Van Amburgh announced his plans to step into a cage occupied by a lion, a tiger, a leopard, and a panther at the Richmond Hill Theatre in Greenwich Village. Strong appeals were made for him to cancel this performance, but he would not back down.
1894: The Hobo Horse and Gypsy of New York’s Cherry Street, Part I
Posted: 21st December 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Horse TalesTags: 40 Cherry Street, Gotham Court, Morgan L. Phillips, New York History, Old New York
Morgan L. Phillips was an old circus man who lived with his wife, a horse, and a few dogs in a canvas tent in an empty lot at 40 Cherry Street in New York City in 1893-94.
