“The extraordinary spectacle of a cow, storks, guinea-pigs, and other animals, feeding quietly in the busiest and most bustling part of Broadway, was one that attracted every stranger’s curiosity, and during the fine days in Summer it was no uncommon thing to see a considerable crowd gathered in front of the house gazing through the iron railing at the unwonted sight within.” — The New York Times, November 22, 1879
Posts Tagged ‘Old New York’
1897: Superhero Policeman Fogarty and the Crime-Stopping Goats of East Harlem
Posted: 21st March 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Goats of New YorkTags: East Harlem, Goat Town, Goatville, Harlem Market, New York History, Old New York, Policeman Daniel J. Fogarty
The following story is dedicated in memory of the eight people who died in a building collapse in East Harlem, when a leak in a natural gas pipeline laid in 1887 exploded on March 10, 2014. If you’ve read Edith Wharton’s “The Age of Innocence,” you may recall her describing “the one-story saloons, the wooden […]
1883: Funny, Awkward, and Beastly Portraits of the Gilded Age
Posted: 28th February 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Animal AttractionsTags: Gilded Age, Jose Maria Mora, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Napoleon Sarony, New York History, Old New York
During the Gilded Age of New York City, when cabinet card photographs were in vogue, it was not unusual to find some very awkward portraits in the Victorian parlor.
