A librarian recently asked me what makes an old news story worthy of further research and posting on my website. I told her that not only does it need to be a great animal tale, but it must also be a good people story or have ties to interesting historical buildings or events. The following story about a deaf New York Post Office cat and the deaf postal worker who loved him meets all my criteria for a fabulous animal story of Old New York. Sit back and enjoy.
Posts Tagged ‘New York City History’
1901: Tom, the Deaf Cat of New York’s Post Office Feline Police Force
Posted: 30th October 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, Gustave Fersenheim, New York City History, New York General Post Office, post office cats, Thomas Gallaudet
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Free Virtual Presentation: The FURst Responders of Gotham
Posted: 6th October 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Virtual EventsTags: cat mascots, dog mascots, FDNY history, New York City History, NYPD history, Virtual Event
Join me on October 20, 2021, at 6 p.m. (ET). as I explore the city’s police and fire history while sharing some amazing stories of Old New York’s four-legged bravest and finest. This will be the debut for my FURst Responders of Gotham presentation, which is a prelude to my (possibly) upcoming book of the same title. Registration is required for this free virtual event.
1928: Minnie and Miss Frothingham, the Real Cats of the Winter Garden Theatre
Posted: 24th June 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat StoriesTags: American Horse Exchange, cats in history, Cats of Old New York, Longacre Square, New York City History, Winter Garden Theatre
The Winter Garden Theatre was home to the original Broadway production of Cats from 1982 until the production closed in 2000. But about 50 years before the creepy human cats appeared on stage, the theater was famous for its real cats. Cat mascots, that is.
1895: Dolph, the Fine Cat “Goated Into” a Tight Spot at the East Harlem Ice Palace
Posted: 12th April 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, Harlem history, Ice Palace Skating Rink, New Star Casino, New York City History, Star Theatre, Wolf Falk
Dolph the cat could do many tricks, but his skills did not come in handy when a goat led him into the Ice Palace Skating Rink on East 107th Street, where he was stuck without food and water for eight days.
1934: Old Timer, Mr. White, and Jonathan, the Gentlemen Cats of Greenwich Avenue
Posted: 7th March 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, Emily Burmeister, Greenwich Avenue, Monument Lane, New York City History, Road to the Obelisk
Greenwich Village in the early 1900s was home to many notable cats that made the headline news. There were the Bohemian cats led by Crazy Cat, who reigned supreme around Sheridan Square during the 1910s. And there were the more refined gentlemen cats like Old Timer, Mr. White, and Jonathan, who occupied the feline throne on Greenwich Avenue in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
