Mrs. James L. Ward, a widow and proverbial “crazy cat lady,” took a lease of the top floor above Jack’s Restaurant in July 1910. At that time, she had two cats, a pug dog, and a parrot. But then the cats had two cats, and they had two cats, and so on, and so on…
Posts Tagged ‘Cat Stories’
1911: The 34 Cats Atop Jack’s Restaurant on Sixth Avenue and 43rd Street
Posted: 11th June 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cats in the MewsTags: Cat Stories, Cats of Old New York, Jack Dunston, Jack's Restaurant, James L. Ward, John Jacob Astor, Medcef Eden
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Tails and Tales: “Cat Men of Gotham” Zoom Presentation
Posted: 3rd June 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories, Virtual EventsTags: Cat Men of Gotham, Cat Stories, Cats of Old New York, Free Zoom Presentation, Scotch Plains Library, Virtual Presentation
Join me on Wednesday, June 9, at 7 p.m. (ET), for a virtual trip back in time to explore New York City’s history via amazing stories about theatrical cats, flying feline mascots, famous hotel cats, and other fabulous felines that made the news headlines in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Upcoming Virtual Events: Jane’s Cat Walk and More
Posted: 3rd May 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Virtual EventsTags: Cat Stories, Cats of Old New York, Free Virtual Events, Jane's Cat Walk, Municipal Art Society of New York
Jane’s Cat WalkSunday, May 9, 202110 AM (EST) From bodegas and bookstores to libraries, plays, hotels—and even city transit—cats have left a big impurression on New York City history. On Sunday, May 9, I will be sharing a few of my favorite Cat Men of Gotham stories during Jane’s Cat Walk, a virtual event sponsored by the […]
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
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.
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.
