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1939: Tommy Tucker, the Riverside Drive Cat Who (Almost) Inherited $5,000

Posted: 23rd March 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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When Tommy Tucker’s owner died in 1939, the former street cat who had been living in luxury in a beautiful old house on Riverside Drive almost inherited a fortune. (He made out pretty good in the end.)

A great cat story with some interesting history about the Paterno Castle in Washington Heights.

Announcing New Content: Cats in Hats, Old-Time Cats on the Clock

Posted: 17th November 2023 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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As I find myself in a restrictive cast for a few weeks following ankle surgery, I have decided to distract myself from my foot by adding new content to the Hatching Cat. I was originally going to save this “Cats in Hats” project for my retirement years, but writing about old-time cats on the clock […]

1884: Tabby, the Staten Island Cat of Eltingville Set Out to Sea for 9 Days

Posted: 20th August 2023 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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Although she lived through three storms while at sea in a small rowboat, Tabby the cat never lost even one of her nine lives during her nine days in the Sandy Hook Bay.

1944: The Chimney Cat Rescue of West Farms

Posted: 27th July 2023 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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In April 1944, an unnamed cat fell down the chimney of a six-story apartment building at 1973 Bryant Avenue in West Farms. For four days and nights, Rose Colgan, who lived on the first floor, listened to the poor cat cry behind a wall in her department. It took four days, but she finally decided to take action.

1921: Minnie, the Feline Mascot of the Hotel St. George in Brooklyn Heights

Posted: 14th July 2023 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cats in the Mews
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The Algonquin Hotel may have had Billy and Rusty the cats, and the Hotel Lincoln may have had Abe the cat, but these male cats could not be mothers. Minnie was not only the mascot of the Hotel St. George, but she was a mother to 160 kittens.

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