Walkabout: Children’s Christmas, 1899
Many of our American society’s most enduring Christmas traditions come from the Victorian Age....
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: 255 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: The Woodrow Wilson Apartments Address: 255 Eastern ...
Building of the Day: 862 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church Address:...
Past and Present: Christmas at Borough Hall
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The holiday season in Downtown Brooklyn is a festive mass o...
Building of the Day: 317-347 Senator Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 317-347 Senator Street, also 31...
Walkabout: The Coignet Building – What’s the Big Deal?
With the opening of Whole Foods this week, the condition and fate of the Coignet building has be...
Building of the Day: 116 6th Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church Rectory Address:...
Queenswalk: The Church in the Gardens
Grosvenor Atterbury - now that’s a name that conjurs up a life of WASPY one percentage. To a gr...
Building of the Day: 101 Varet Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Free Hebrew Burial Society for the Poor of Br...
Walkabout: A Visit From St. Nicholas, a Troy Story
“Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, the throng assembled and continued t...
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