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…
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Early 1900s: When the Waldorf-Astoria Went to the Dogs
Posted: 16th March 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: John Jacob Astor, New York History, Samuel Goldengerg, Titanic, Toy Spaniel Club, Waldorf-Astoria
A True Story of Pampered Pets and Titanic Survivors In the late 19th century and early 1900s, New York City’s acclaimed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel was the site of numerous pedigree dog shows. The first French Bulldog show took place at the luxury hotel in 1898, which, according to the French Bulldog Club of America, secured the […]
