Many old stories have been told of the Brooklyn-born canine and feline mascots that went to sea (like Peggy and Tom of the USS Maine, as an example), but this tale, which takes place at Pier 12 of the New York Dock Company, is about a landlubber dog and cat who patrolled the Brooklyn waterfront.
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1934: Brownie and Flora, the Dog and Cat Guardians of Brooklyn’s Pier 12
Posted: 18th October 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Dog TailsTags: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company, Joe Santanelli, Montague Street, New York Dock Company, Pierrepont
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1899: Harry Cat, the Lazy, Husky Hero of Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights
Posted: 22nd May 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: 8 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Cats of Old New York, Grace Court, John Hill Prentice, William S. Packer
Harry Cat was a large and lazy solid white cat. He lived with a woman named Mrs. Lester and his twin feline brothers, Tom and Dick, in a wood frame boarding house at 8 Remsen Street. On December 10, 1899, he saved the 65-year-old house from burning down.
1905: Bright Eyes, the Kitten Mascot of the Joralemon Street Tunnel
Posted: 3rd January 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat StoriesTags: Brooklyn Heights, Joralemon Street Tunnel, kitten mascot, New York History, Richard Creeden, tunnel blowout
“Then all of a sudden I strikes water and opens my eyes. I was flying through the air, and before I comes down I had a fine view of the city.”–Joralemon Street Tunnel worker Richard Creeden, March 27, 1905 The following story is about a little kitten who arrived at the Joralemon Street Tunnel in […]