Before the Brooklyn Bridge was built, there were tenements where the approaches are now. And in those tenement buildings–according to the Brooklyn Bridge watchman–were cats. Lots of cats. One special cat with superior skills became a Brooklyn Bridge watch cat.
Posts Tagged ‘Brooklyn Bridge’
1895: The Brooklyn Bridge Watchman and His Brooklyn Bridge Watch Cat
Posted: 13th October 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat StoriesTags: Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn History, Cats of Old New York
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1883: Ned, the First Cat to Cross Over the New Brooklyn Bridge
Posted: 19th January 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: Brooklyn Bridge, C.W. McAuliffe, Emily Roebling, Famous Cats, Harmony Hall, John A. Roebling, New York City History
In 1866, the New York State Legislature passed legislation authorizing the construction of an East River bridge to connect Manhattan and Brooklyn. A year later, the New York Bridge Company was incorporated and John A. Roebling, who presented a design for a 1,600-foot bridge, was appointed chief engineer for the Brooklyn Bridge. Following a series […]
