Walkabout: It’s Nice to Be Ice, Part 3
Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4 of this story. On January 1st, 1898, Brooklyn officially beca...
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.
Building of the Day: 506-514 Greene Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Flats buildings Address: 506-514 Greene Avenue C...
Queenswalk: Come Fly With TWA at JFK, Part 1
I was the first person in my immediate family to ever take an airplane trip. My father may have fl...
Building of the Day: 28 Danforth Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally half of Shaw’s Hotel, now private house...
Walkabout: It’s Nice to Be Ice, Part 2
Read Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. On these cold and slippery days of winter, it...
Building of the Day: 251-261 Rochester Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally Temple Petach Tikvah, now Bibleway Chur...
Building of the Day: 437-441 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally the Delmar Association, now Good Shepherd...
Past and Present: 4th Avenue Near 55th Street
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. What a difference a century makes. Busy 4th Avenue is one o...
Building of the Day: 129-131 Montague Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Commercial building Address: 129-131 Montague Stree...
Walkabout: It’s Nice to Be Ice, Part 1
Read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. When it comes to business, there have been man...
Need a Hand?
Your Next Project Starts with Brownstoner
