Archive for April, 2016

1931: Toby Wendel, the French Poodle Heir With a $1 Million Dog Yard on Fifth Avenue

Posted: 27th April 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails
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“The public clamored for news of this wealthy family—celebrated as much for its celibacy as its eccentricity—and the press obliged. Despite a fortune built on fur and real estate, the eight Wendel siblings shunned high society, ensconcing themselves in an antiquated house of mystery amid the cacophonous commerce of midtown Manhattan. There, starved of society […]

1911: New York’s Buzzer, the Most Photographed Cat in America

Posted: 16th April 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Featured Felines
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Among the more than 1,000 images of Arnold Genthe’s photographs in the Library of Congress Collection’s digital library, 82 feature his beloved cat Buzzer.

1833: Isaac Van Amburgh, The Lion King of Greenwich Village and the Bowery, Part III

Posted: 9th April 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Animal Stories
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Part 3 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

1833: The Lion King of Greenwich Village and the Richmond Hill Theatre

Posted: 3rd April 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Animal Stories
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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