Building of the Day: 36-44 Decatur Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 36-44 Decatur Street Cross Stre...
Suzanne Spellen
Suzanne Spellen is a longtime Brownstoner contributor. She is an architectural historian, researcher, and writer with a special love for Bedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, and local African American history. She loves old houses, architectural detail, and enjoys exploring new places, camera in hand.
Walkabout: Charles W. Morse: King of New York
There are a few men who could lay claim to being the de facto “King of New York.” Great po...
Building of the Day: 163-171 Carlton Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally W.W. DeBevoise Candy Factory, now apart...
Queenswalk: Come Fly with TWA at JFK, Part 2
When the New York’s Municipal Airport opened in 1939, Trans World Airlines (TWA) was one of the...
Building of the Day: 47-49 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally the Terminal Theater, now Iglesia Univers...
Walkabout: It’s Nice to Be Ice, Part 4
Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this story. In 1901, Brooklyn’s favorite son, Seth Low,...
Building of the Day: 1306 Albemarle Road
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally the John S. Eakins house Address: 1306 A...
Building of the Day: 289 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Free standing house Address: 289 Washington Avenue ...
Past and Present: Trommer’s Evergreen Brewery and Restaurant
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. For someone who doesn’t like the taste of beer, I write a...
Building of the Day: 109 South 9th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Apartment building Address: 109 South 9th Street C...
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