Every so often, I find an animal story of Old New York that is so silly or absurd, I start laughing out loud. I hope this following tale of a neighbor dispute on Putnam Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn will also leave you laughing.
Archive for the ‘Cat Stories’ Category
1911: The Day it Rained Cats on Putnam Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Posted: 8th November 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Brooklyn History, Bushwick History, Cats of Old New York, Jacob Suydam, Leffert Lefferts
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1918: The Stray Cat That Saved 9+ Lives in a Peck Slip Lodging House
Posted: 10th September 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, Govert Loockermans, John Sigel, Lifesaving Cats, Peck Slip, William Beekman
John Sigel and his wife may not have wanted to add any more family members to their household in January 1918. But when their three children carried a freezing, starving waif cat into their small apartment at 1 Peck Slip, they couldn’t resist.
A story of a lifesaving cat, the history of Peck Slip, and a brief history of fire escapes in Old New York from my latest book, The Bravest Pets of Gotham: Tales of Four-Legged Firefighters of Old New York.
2024: Introducing “Cats About Town” NYC Walking Tours For Cat Lovers
Posted: 19th July 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: Bodega Cats, Brooklyn Heights, Cat Lovers, Cats About Town, Cats of Old New York, Walking Tours
If you follow my blog, than you are no doubt a cat lover and probably also someone who is interested in New York City history (at least a tiny bit). That is why I am thrilled to let you know about my latest venture: Cats About Town historical walking tours of Brooklyn and Manhattan!
1869: Henry Ward Beecher of Brooklyn’s Plymouth Church Loved Cats
Posted: 12th July 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat StoriesTags: Brooklyn Heights, Cats About Town, Cats of Old New York, Henry Ward Beecher, Plymouth Church
In my last post, I wrote about the famous pastor and orator of Plymouth Church who adopted a little boy’s cat from Indiana and named her Hoosier Cat. I also posted the words of an essay that he penned on cats in the Christian Union in 1870.
I just found another cat essay by Mr. Beecher from 1869 that I simply must share. I believe this essay is even better than the one he wrote in 1870.
1870: Hoosier Cat, the Homeless Cat Adopted by Henry Ward Beecher
Posted: 3rd July 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat StoriesTags: Brooklyn Heights History, Cats of Old New York, Henry Ward Beecher, Jacob Hicks, Middagh, Plymouth Church
Henry Ward Beecher was an American clergyman, social reformer, and speaker known for his support of the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, and Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, to name just a few of his passionate causes. Imagine my surprise when I learned that he was also a cat man!
