In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the first snowfall of the season in New York City was marked by a race in horse-drawn sleighs. Trotters of wealthy captains of industry, railroad men, bankers, merchants, and stablemen would race through Central Park, down Seventh Avenue, over the Central Bridge (Macombs Dam Bridge), and down Central Avenue (Jerome Avenue) to the popular roadhouses in what was then the West Morrisania neighborhood of the Bronx.
Posts Tagged ‘New York City History’
1890: Tom and Jerry and the Famous Trotters Who Went Sleigh Riding on Jerome Avenue
Posted: 4th January 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Horse TalesTags: Fleetwood Park, Gabe Case, George H. Huber, Jerome Avenue, John J. Quinn, Macombs Dam Bridge, New York City History
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1893: A Christmas Tree for Puck, the Aristocratic Pug of NYC’s Rose Hill
Posted: 24th December 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Abingdon Road, Anna Brewer, Christmas Stories, John Watts, Love Lane, New York City History, Nicholas Cruger, Rose Hill
There was much ado on Christmas Eve in the home of Mrs. Brewer, at 43 East 21st Street, and no trouble was spared in decking the towering Christmas tree with lots of candles and candies for her little dog,
A short but sweet Christmas story, with a detailed history of Love Lane and Rose Hill Farm, in what is now the Rose Hill neighborhood, just north of Gramercy Park and west of Kips Bay.
1904-1932: Bertha, Patches, Minnie, and Other Holiday-Time Hero Cats of Old New York
Posted: 18th December 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cat Heroes, Cats in the Mews, Cats of Old New York, Daniel De Lena, Jacob Braunstein, Joseph Gerlich, New York City History
It’s time to celebrate some holiday-time hero cats who saved the lives of their humans and kittens in emergency situations.
Here are just a few stories of hero cats from Brooklyn and New York newspapers published from 1904 to 1932.
1926: Miracle on 99th Street: Fanny, Sandy, and Peggy, the Dogs Who Saved the Winter Refugees of New York
Posted: 14th December 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, Dog Tails, FDNY Horses/MascotsTags: Barge Colony, coal barge, FDNY history, George B. McClellan, New York City History
“The barking of two dogs, answering each other on the wind and sleet swept East River saved the lives of more than 80 men, women and children asleep in the cabins of a line of 40 coal barges, torn from their moorings, at the foot of East 96th Street.”–New York Daily News, December 27, 1926
1929: The Holiday Horse Shortage and Other Horse Tales of Old New York
Posted: 6th December 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Horse TalesTags: Albert Firmin, Horse Stories, Horses of Old New York, John Otterman, New York City History
Lately, the news has been filled with stories about supply chain issues, shortages, and high gas prices. But what would life be like today if we depended on horses to help deliver our Christmas mail and Amazon packages?
Or what if a drastic gasoline ration forced Americans to resort to horse-drawn vehicles?
Even worse, could you imagine calling for car service to take you to the hospital just as you’re about to give birth during a snow storm–and getting a horse-drawn sled instead?
Here are just a few horse tales of Old New York that all have one theme in common: When the going got tough in New York, the tough got going (with horses, that is).
