When Cheechee disappeared from the Central Court Cigar Store at the corner of Schermerhorn and Smith Streets just a few weeks before Christmas in 1949, everyone in the neighborhood lost some of their holiday cheer. Kids from one to 92 would not have a merry Christmas until Santa brought her back safely.
Archive for November, 2022
1949: Cheechee, the Cigar Store Cat at Schermerhorn and Smith Streets Who Came Home for Christmas
Posted: 28th November 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Amber Davis, Brooklyn Children's Court, Brooklyn History, David Karp, Elizabeth Eaton Carver Whittier, Robert J. Wilkin, Thomas Tupper Whittier
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1928: The Pedigreed Cat That Galvanized Plans for a Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Posted: 12th November 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: A.D. Republican Club, Amy Wren, Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Cats of Old New York, Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont, Pierrepont
A few human engineers have tried to take credit for conceiving the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. But it was a pampered pet cat that first got the ball rolling for the clever and successful concept. Yes, a cat.
