In the summer of 1931, the Lions Club of New York attempted to purchase an 8-month-old, 125-pound lion cub from the Central Park Zoo. Their intention was to take the cub to the club’s monthly luncheon at the Hotel McAlpin and to the Lions International convention in Toronto. Lots of luck with that…
Posts Tagged ‘New York City History’
1931: Sir Galahad, The Lion Cub Who Refused to Be a Lions Club Mascot
Posted: 15th July 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Animal StoriesTags: Central Park Lion House, Central Park Zoo, Hotel McAlpin, Lions Club of New York, New York City History, Vernon H. Galloway
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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.
Virtual “Cat Men of Gotham” Presentation: Wednesday, June 3, 5 pm
Posted: 1st June 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories, UncategorizedTags: Boonton Public Library, Cat Men, Cat Men of Gotham, Cat Stories, Cats of Old New York, New York City History
Join me this Wednesday, June 3, at 5 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.
1897: The Cat Fight That Started a Fire in Battle Row on West 60th Street
Posted: 30th May 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Battle Row, Cats of Old New York, Maggie Callahan, New York City History, Patrick W. Gallagher
On May 30, 1897, The New York Times and New York Sun reported on a cat fight that took place in the Battle Row neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan. Both cats survived, but they caused quite a bit of damage to an apartment on West 60th Street.
