How far would your cats be willing to go to catch a rat? Would they be willing to jump in a river like this barge office cat Old New York once did? My two cats live indoors, and I’ve yet to see any type of rodent in my house, but I’d make a pretty high […]
Posts Tagged ‘New York History’
1916: The Rats and Cats That Took to the Stage in Manhattan and the Bronx
Posted: 23rd November 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Animal AttractionsTags: Foxhurst, Loew's Boulevard Theatre, New York History, Swain's Rats and Cats, vaudeville
A few years ago I wrote about Tommy Casanova Lamb, the mascot cat of The Lambs club in New York City. Tommy often got into boxing matches with other male cats that tried to encroach on his territory, which is why some of the younger members of The Lambs would say (tongue in cheek) that […]
1904: Subway Nellie, the Irish Setter Mascot of the Station at Bleecker and Elm Streets
Posted: 5th November 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, Dog TailsTags: 166 Crosby Street, 634 Broadway, Anthony Lispenard Bleecker, Bleecker Street, New York History
A few years ago, I wrote about a mixed-breed dog who made herself at home at the excavation site of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) Joralemon-Street Tunnel under the East River. The men christened the dog Subway Nellie, in order to make sure no one confused her with all the other dogs named Nellie […]
1922: The Daily News Asks: Does New York City Have Too Many Dogs?
Posted: 25th August 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Daily News, Francis Bayard Winthrop, Joseph W. Gavan, New York History, Nicholas Stilwell, Tudor City, Turtle Bay
Since my last two posts were about too many cats, I thought it appropriate to be fair and balanced by following up with a story about the history of the Daily News and too many dogs. Years ago, the New York Daily News had a daily feature called “The Inquiring Photographer,” in which citizens suggested questions […]
