Building of the Day: 1073 Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church Address: 1073 ...
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.
Past and Present: Flatbush at Ocean Avenue
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Where would we architecture and history nuts be without old...
Building of the Day: 1470 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally Brooklyn-Durant Motor Company, now Temple...
Walkabout: Frear’s Troy Cash Bazaar, Part One
Read Part 2 of this story. The late 19th century was the Golden Age of the department store. In 184...
Building of the Day: 9901 Shore Road
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally Tom Johnson Mansion, now Fontbonne Hall...
Queenswalk: Gantry Plaza State Park
New York City is a pretty impressive place. When we are in the middle of it all, trying to get to...
Building of the Day: 224 17th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row house Address: 224 17th Street Cross Streets...
Walkabout: The Devil’s Weed, Part 4
Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this story. The great thing about the Industrial Revoluti...
Building of the Day: 3902 3rd Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Eighth Ward Bank, now mixed-use commercial and resid...
Building of the Day: 232 Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Charles Pratt Mansion, now St. Joseph’s College ...
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