“For almost a generation there was no more secluded or more beautiful section than the vicinity of “Fox Corners.”—New York Daily Tribune, February 28, 1909 (Fox Corners was in Foxhurst, Bronx) In my last post, I wrote about Swain’s performing rats and cats, which once appeared at the old Loew’s Boulevard Theatre near Fox’s Corners […]
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1904: Mrs. Herman, the Monkey Mascot of Engine Company No. 31 on Lafayette Street
Posted: 7th September 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Dog Mascots, FDNY Horses/MascotsTags: 87 Lafayette Street, Engine Company No. 31, FDNY history, firehouse mascots, New York City History
Engine Company No. 31 and No. 1 Tower Company, which shared headquarters in the famous castle-like firehouse at 87 Lafayette Street, broke the FDNY rules by having not only one feline and one canine mascot, but also a mascot from the primate family.
