Here’s a short little ditty about Mr. and Mrs. Payne Whitney that you can add to your New York City history trivia collection. It will give you a fun story to tell as you walk past the Whitney mansion on Fifth Avenue at 79th Street…
Archive for October, 2020
1916: The Kittens, Puppies, Chickens, and Pig That Adorned the Payne Whitney Mansion
Posted: 6th October 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Animal StoriesTags: 972 Fifth Avenue, Helen Hay Whitney, New York City History, New-York-Presbyterian Hospital, Payne Whitney
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For Dog Lovers: The Dog Days of Gotham, Free Virtual Event
Posted: 2nd October 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails, Virtual EventsTags: Dog Days of Gotham, Dog stories, Free Virtual Presentation, New York City History
Back by popular demand for the dog lovers and the cat people who also love dogs! Join me and the Boonton Holmes Public Library on a virtual tour of Old New York as I share fascinating and hilarious stories of wealthy and eccentric women and the pampered pooches they adored. Wednesday, October 7, 6 p.m. (ET)
