My latest story is one of my favorites from my upcoming book, The Bravest Pets of Gotham: Tales of Four-Legged Firefighters of Old New York (September 2024). I laugh every time I think about this crazy little dog of FDNY Engine 56. Enjoy.
Posts Tagged ‘Dogs of Old New York’
1899: Bang Go, the Wired-Up Mascot of FDNY Engine 56
Posted: 14th February 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, FDNY Horses/MascotsTags: Dogs of Old New York, Engine Company 56, Engine Company 74, FDNY history, fire dogs
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1889: Julia, The Lifesaving Dog of Marie Antoinette Nathalie Dowell Pollard
Posted: 5th September 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Heroes, Dog TailsTags: 35 West 14th Street, B.P. Worcester, Dogs of Old New York, Edward A. Pollard, Marie Antoinette Nathalie, Marie Antoinette Pollard
A few months ago, my friend Laurie Gwen Shapiro, a New York City author and documentary film maker (and fellow Syracuse University graduate), alerted me to a mystery story about a dog named Julia who was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens, Queens. All she had was a list of those buried at the cemetery, which included “Julia (1889), secretly buried dog who saved an apartment building of people from a fire.”
I told Laurie I loved a good animal mystery and would have to look into it. What I found was a remarkable story about a remarkable woman named Marie Antoinette Nathalie Dowell Pollard and her lifesaving coach dog, Julia.
1899: The First Professional Dog Walker of New York City
Posted: 29th April 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Candace Wheeler, Dog walker, Dogs of Old New York, Mary Atwater Choate, New York City History, New York Exchange for Women's Work
Approached by a curious reporter for the New York Times on a cold, wet day in January 1899, the young woman attracting so much attention on Fifth Avenue explained that she was getting paid by the Exchange for Women’s Work to walk dogs. The reporter did some investigating into this curious new dog walker career…
Dog Days of Gotham: Free Virtual Talk With Jane’s Walk NYC
Posted: 20th April 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails, Virtual EventsTags: Dogs of Old New York, Free Virtual Event, Jane's Walk NYC, Municipal Art Society, NYC History
On Saturday, May 7, I will be leading a virtual presentation for the Municipal Art Society of New York called “The Dog Days of Gotham.” The presentation will be one of hundreds of virtual and guided tours that will take place the weekend of May 6-8 as part of Jane’s Walk NYC. Registration for this free event is required.
