Posts Tagged ‘Cats of Old New York’

Tails and Tales: “Cat Men of Gotham” Zoom Presentation

Posted: 3rd June 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories, Virtual Events
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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.

1899: Harry Cat, the Lazy, Husky Hero of Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights

Posted: 22nd May 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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Harry Cat was a large and lazy solid white cat. He lived with a woman named Mrs. Lester and his twin feline brothers, Tom and Dick, in a wood frame boarding house at 8 Remsen Street. On December 10, 1899, he saved the 65-year-old house from burning down.

Upcoming Virtual Events: Jane’s Cat Walk and More

Posted: 3rd May 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Virtual Events
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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 […]

1899: Tom the Terror, the Brooklyn-Born Ship Cat of the United States Navy

Posted: 25th April 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Seafaring Cats
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Tom the Terror was reportedly a noted figure in the United States Navy. He came from a long line of naval cats, having been born on the Cob Deck at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1896. All of his siblings and cousins had also honorably served the United States Navy as rat killers and mascots.

1895: Dolph, the Fine Cat “Goated Into” a Tight Spot at the East Harlem Ice Palace

Posted: 12th April 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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Dolph the cat could do many tricks, but his skills did not come in handy when a goat led him into the Ice Palace Skating Rink on East 107th Street, where he was stuck without food and water for eight days.

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