1871: Rosalie Goodman, the Crazy Cat Lady of New York’s Lower East Side » DivisionPark
The Division Street Park site — as it was when tenements were cleared away, taken by Jacob A. Riss in 1898.Where Rosalie’s cats once roamed, what looks like a very large litter box was all that remained when the tenements were cleared away to build what would be called the Division Street Playground, or Seward Park. Museum of the City of New York.
The Division Street Park site — as it was when tenements were cleared away, taken by Jacob A. Riss in 1898. Museum of the City of New York.
