In Part II of this Old New York dog tale, we’ll explore the old Casper Samler Farm and re-visit the three bulldogs in their home at the Gilsey House.
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1889: The Princess and Pampered French Bulldogs Who Lived at the Gilsey House, Part II
Posted: 11th January 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Dog TailsTags: Aimee Crocker, Casper Samler, Gilsey House, New York History, Old New York, St. George Cricket Club
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1940s: Crispin’s Crispian, the Terrier of Cobble Court in NYC’s Lenox Hill, Part III
Posted: 27th November 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Dog TailsTags: 121 Charles Street, Crispin's Crispian, Margaret Glass Healy, Margaret Wise Brown, Mister Dog, New York City History, Old New York
In this final chapter of Crispin’s Crispian, I’ll tell the fascinating story of what happened to the old New York farmhouse where his famous pet mom, Margaret Wise Brown, wrote her final children’s book, Mister Dog
1940s: Crispin’s Crispian, the Terrier of Cobble Court in NYC’s Lenox Hill, Part II
Posted: 25th November 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Dog TailsTags: 1335 York Avenue, Cobble Court, Crispin's Crispian, Louvre Farm, Margaret Glass Healy, Margaret Wise Brown, Mister Dog, Old New York, Upper East Side
In the 1940s, author Margaret Wise Brown rented a tiny frame house on East 71st Street. The house, where she wrote her final book, has a fascinating history.
1940s: Crispin’s Crispian, the Terrier of Cobble Court in NYC’s Lenox Hill, Part I
Posted: 18th November 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Dog TailsTags: Crispin's Crispian, David Provost, Lenox Hill, Louvre Farm, Margaret Wise Brown, Mister Dog, New York History
In February 1966, the demolition of several old buildings on York Avenue between East 71st Street and East 72nd Street revealed a very tiny frame house where a dog once inspired author Margaret Wise Brown.
1896: The St. Bernard and the Great Bear Hunt at Greenridge, Staten Island
Posted: 21st September 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Bear TalesTags: Arthur Kill Road, Benjamin Seaman, David H. Cortelou, George W. White, Greenridge Staten Island, Lawrence H. Cortelyou, Staten Island history
In January 1896, the tiny hamlet of Greenridge, Staten Island, was all a buzz over the reported sighting of a large, ferocious black bear. Doors were closed and barred at dusk, and guns and pistols were cleaned and loaded.
