Posts Tagged ‘Washington Heights’

1915: Sir Tom and Lady Alice, the Rural Police Pets Who Lived in the Rathbone House at Washington Heights, Part I

Posted: 24th July 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Men
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For Lady Alice, Sir Tom, and the men of the 42nd Precinct, life was good in the old Rathbone mansion at 177th Street and Haven Avenue in Washington Heights.

1890: The Crazy Cat Ladies and The Murderous Midnight Band of Mercy, Part I

Posted: 1st July 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Crazy Cat Ladies
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Part I: The Society to Befriend Domestic Animals Like all crazy cat ladies or cat hoarders, Mrs. Sarah J. Edwards and Mrs. Grace Georgia Devide had good intentions when they opened a refuge for homeless cats in 1890. But something went terribly wrong, and a mission to provide shelter and food for friendless and maltreated […]