Once upon a time, there was a cat and dog boarding house nestled in the thick woods near 49th Street and 10th Avenue, in what was then the town of New Utrecht, Brooklyn, in Kings County, New York. The kennels, advertised as the Chelmsford Stock Farm, were just a stone’s throw from Fort Hamilton Avenue […]
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1899: The City-Bred Cats and Dogs of the New Utrecht Kennels
Posted: 5th July 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Animal Tales, Brooklyn, Cat Stories, Chelmsford Farm, dogs, Flatbush, Frederick Webster, Knickerbocker Field Club, New Utrecht, New York History
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1929: Olaf, the Viking Cat with Tramp Traits Rescued at Sea En Route to Red Hook, Brooklyn
Posted: 15th May 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Featured FelinesTags: Animal Tales, Brooklyn, Cat Stories, New York History, Pier 44, Red Hook, Sea cats, Sea mascots, Sud Americano
“A mascot there was who almost wasn’t But he has the life he almost hasn’t. And the fact is this: Though he’s somewhat wizened, Though he almost isn’t— He is.” — Angus MacGregor, Hartford Courant, October 12, 1930 An old maritime superstition was that if a mascot was lost at sea, a member of the […]
