A few human engineers have tried to take credit for conceiving the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. But it was a pampered pet cat that first got the ball rolling for the clever and successful concept. Yes, a cat.
Posts Tagged ‘Pierrepont’
1928: The Pedigreed Cat That Galvanized Plans for a Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Posted: 12th November 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: A.D. Republican Club, Amy Wren, Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Cats of Old New York, Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont, Pierrepont
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1934: Brownie and Flora, the Dog and Cat Guardians of Brooklyn’s Pier 12
Posted: 18th October 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Dog TailsTags: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company, Joe Santanelli, Montague Street, New York Dock Company, Pierrepont
Many old stories have been told of the Brooklyn-born canine and feline mascots that went to sea (like Peggy and Tom of the USS Maine, as an example), but this tale, which takes place at Pier 12 of the New York Dock Company, is about a landlubber dog and cat who patrolled the Brooklyn waterfront.
