Fred Sauter did a thriving business stuffing deer, bears, lions, birds, monkeys, and even pet dogs and cats in his large warehouse at 42 Bleecker Street .
Posts Tagged ‘Old New York’
1906: Lions, and Tigers, and Cats and Dogs, Oh My! The Menagerie at 42 Bleecker Street, Part 1
Posted: 15th April 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Animal AttractionsTags: 42 Bleecker Street, Fred Sauter, New York History, Old New York, taxidermy
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1889: The Princess and the Pampered French Bulldogs Who Lived at the Gilsey House in New York City, Part I
Posted: 8th January 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: 1200 Broadway, Aimee Crocker, Casper Samler, Gilsey House, Henry Gillig, New York City History, Old New York, Porter Ashe, Samler Farm
This story is about three French bulldogs, the first cricket club in New York City, an old farm, and a grand hotel called Gilsey House. It stars a pseudo-princess named Aimée Isabella Crocker Ashe Gillig Gouraud Miskinoff Galitzine. If I had the ability, I’d turn this Old New York tale into a movie. Part I: Aimée […]
