Posts Tagged ‘New York City History’

1888: Cozey Bell, the Skye Terrier Almost Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx

Posted: 11th September 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails
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When Mrs. Mary A. Bell’s Skye terrier died in 1888, she purchased a plot at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx and buried her beloved Cozey Bell among the human graves.

1879: Spitz and the Coin-Laden Cats and Dogs on East Broadway in the Lower East Side

Posted: 22nd August 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories
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Jane McAdam’s two dogs and nine cats depended on her to feed them and provide water every day. That’s why she was determined to ensure their care when she was sentenced to prison for six months in February 1879.

1903: Thomas, the Feline Ghost of New York City’s Ansonia Hotel on Broadway

Posted: 15th August 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Cat Stories
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Much has been written about New York City’s Ansonia Hotel and its rooftop farm, but I bet very few people know that a cat named Thomas once lived on the 16th floor and spent a few weeks spooking the hotel’s residents.

1891: Princeton, the Pampered Cat of Broadway Actress Julia Marlowe

Posted: 28th July 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories
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The Home for Friendless Domestic Animals In 1891, Broadway actress Julia Marlowe boarded her cat Princeton at the new “Home for Friendless Domestic Animals” in Washington Heights. Julia reportedly paid 50 cents a week for Princeton to stay at the home while she was out of town touring with various theater groups throughout the country. […]

1904: The Not-so-Lucky Cigar Shop Cat of Bushwick, Brooklyn

Posted: 12th July 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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In August 1904, Charles J. Nielsen, one of the most prominent cigar manufacturers in Brooklyn, acquired a black cat for his Bushwick cigar shop on the southeast corner of Broadway and Gates Avenue.

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