The cat of the Sunshine Hotel is not a cat of Old New York. But the building where this resident mouser made his home in the 1990s, 241 Bowery, has an interesting history dating back to the 1830s with ties to much larger animals and old-time Bowery characters with names like Beefsteak John and Chick Tricker.
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1918: The Grisdale Hotel for Dogs, Where Lincoln Center Now Stands
Posted: 11th October 2023 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: 132 West 65th Street, David Geffen Hall, Emma Grisdale, John Gottsberger, Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall, Thomas Grisdale
In 1918, a prominent dog dealer and exhibitor established a hotel for dogs at 132 West 65th Street. Today, this is the address of the David Geffen Hall (formerly Philharmonic Hall and Avery Fisher Hall) at Lincoln Center.
