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.
Posts Tagged ‘Cat Men’
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
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1879: Fritz, Faust, and the Cat-Man Peddler of NYC’s Forsyth Street
Posted: 21st September 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat StoriesTags: Adolph Armreid, August Scheslau, Cat Men, Cats of New York, Forsyth Street, New York City History, Stephen Delancey
The night before the police had to break down the door to his room at 139 Forsysth Street and shoo about two dozen cats off his bed, 63-year-old Adolph F. Armreid said to his landlord, “I think I am going to die tonight.” A few hours after the police chased the cats away, the neighbors […]
Happy Mew Year! The Cat Men of Gotham Now Available for Pre-Ordering at 30% Discount
Posted: 24th December 2018 by The Hatching Cat in UncategorizedTags: Cat Men, Cat Stories, cats in history, New York City History, Rutgers University Press
Happy Holidays everyone! I just received some great mews from my publisher, Rutgers University Press. My new book, The Cat Men of Gotham: Tales of Feline Friendships in Old New York, is now available for pre-ordering. The book is not scheduled for release until May, but if you order early, you’ll save $6 on the […]
