Seafaring Cats of Gotham Virtual Presentation (via Untapped New York): Travel back in time to explore amazing stories of famous and memorable ship cats and naval cats of Old New York; June 30, 2020, 12-1 p.m. (ET). Registration required.
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Seafaring Cats of Gotham: Virtual Zoom Presentation, June 30, 2020, Noon (ET)
Posted: 22nd June 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat StoriesTags: cat mascots, Cat Stories, Cats in Naval History, Cats of Old New York, New York City History, Seafaring cats, Untapped New York, Virtual Presentation
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1903: The Cat That Gave Birth in a Lion Cage at the Circle Theatre on Broadway
Posted: 17th June 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Featured FelinesIn June 1903, a mother cat chose to give birth to kittens in a lion’s cage, which was part of Madame Adjie’s vaudevill act at the Circle Theatre at Columbus Circle.
1907: The Miserable Life of a Hell’s Kitchen Cat
Posted: 10th June 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews, Cats of Old New York, New York City History
From the New York Sun, June 9, 1907: The cats of Hell’s Kitchen are tough cats. They are tough for the same reason that the cats of Fifth Avenue are genteel. It is all a question of environment.
Virtual “Cat Men of Gotham” Presentation: Wednesday, June 3, 5 pm
Posted: 1st June 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories, UncategorizedTags: Boonton Public Library, Cat Men, Cat Men of Gotham, Cat Stories, Cats of Old New York, New York City History
Join me this Wednesday, June 3, at 5 p.m., for a virtual trip back in time to explore the city’s history via amazing stories about fire cats, police cats, theatrical cats, and other fabulous felines that made the news headlines in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
1897: The Cat Fight That Started a Fire in Battle Row on West 60th Street
Posted: 30th May 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Battle Row, Cats of Old New York, Maggie Callahan, New York City History, Patrick W. Gallagher
On May 30, 1897, The New York Times and New York Sun reported on a cat fight that took place in the Battle Row neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan. Both cats survived, but they caused quite a bit of damage to an apartment on West 60th Street.
