I tell my latest animal story backwards in order to encourage readers to appreciate the history behind every building, park, and street in New York City. This cat tale of Old New York will start with a look at the Art Wall on the northwest corner of Bowery and Houston Street, where 100 years earlier a cat named Blackie made friends with a future president.
Posts Tagged ‘Teddy Roosevelt’
1907: The Bowery Saloon Cat Who Befriended Teddy Roosevelt
Posted: 20th February 2025 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat StoriesTags: Bowery, Bowery Art Wall, Capitol Hotel, Cats of Old New York, Teddy Roosevelt, William Straus
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1906: Lulu Grover and the East Harlem Cats She Bequeathed to President Roosevelt
Posted: 26th October 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat StoriesTags: Angora cats, Cat Stories, Henry L. Stimson, Lulu B. Grover, New York History, President Theodore Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt
Lulu B. Grover loved her two Angora cats almost as much as she adored President Theodore Roosevelt. So when she decided to end her life on December 8, 1906, she first made sure that all the necessary preparations were in place to ensure her cats went to a good home after her death – in other words, the White House.
