You may nearly fall over the black-and-white feline which belongs to no one in any of the buildings, but which haunts them all like an unquiet ghost, and which is known by everyone as the Crazy Cat.
Posts Tagged ‘New York History’
1931: Toby Wendel, the French Poodle Heir With a $1 Million Dog Yard on Fifth Avenue
Posted: 27th April 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: 442 Fifth Avenue, Ella Wendel, John Daniel Wendel, John Gottlieb Wendel, New York History, Old New York, Wendel Mansion, World's Richest Dog
“The public clamored for news of this wealthy family—celebrated as much for its celibacy as its eccentricity—and the press obliged. Despite a fortune built on fur and real estate, the eight Wendel siblings shunned high society, ensconcing themselves in an antiquated house of mystery amid the cacophonous commerce of midtown Manhattan. There, starved of society […]
