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1933: Poor Mary Kane and The Federal Hall Felines of Bryant Park

Posted: 1st January 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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In 1932, the George Washington Bicentennial Planning Committee partnered with Sears, Roebuck and Company to construct a wood and plaster replica of Pierre Charles L’Enfants’s Federal Hall at Bryant Park. Few humans took interest in the structure, but it made the perfect home for a family of stray cats and a flock of pigeons.