On August 19, 1897, it rained cats in front of the Brush Block building on Main Street and New York Avenue in Huntington, Long Island. Customers of the human kind could do nothing but walk cautiously along the sidewalk as the business owners used brooms to sweep cats out and hold others at bay.
Posts Tagged ‘Cats of Old New York’
1915: The Cameo Dog and Cats of Regeneration, a Silent Film Set in Manhattan
Posted: 13th August 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Featured FelinesTags: Cats of Old New York, Elizabeth Kingston, New York City History, Raoul Walsh, Regeneration
Regeneration, a 1915 silent film by Raoul Walsh, was shot on location in New York City’s Lower East Side (down on the docks and the Bowery). In addition to several cats and one dog, the film featured real prostitutes, gangsters, and homeless people as extras. It was the first film produced by Fox Film Corporation (a forerunner of the 20th Century Fox) and was released on September 13, 1915 to critical acclaim.
Virtual “Cat Men of Gotham” Presentation: Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 2 pm
Posted: 18th July 2020 by The Hatching Cat in UncategorizedTags: Cat Men of Gotham, cats in history, Cats of Old New York, Free Virtual Presentation, Hicksville Public Library, New York City History
Join me on Tuesday, July 21, at 2 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.
