Building of the Day: 96 Brooklyn Avenue
I featured this house as a BOTD back in 2010, but this is an entirely new report. Brooklyn, o...
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: A Stable Existence
It has always been a truism throughout history that if you have money, life can be good. This doesn...
Building of the Day: 375 Pearl Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Formerly Brooklyn Law School, now Brooklyn Friends S...
Building of the Day: 979 Park Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private House Address: 979 Park Place Cross Street...
Past and Present: The Penny Bridge
We'll be back to new posts next week. Please enjoy another (updated) look at one of Brooklyn's...
Building of the Day: 31 Belvedere Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Office of the Ulmer Brewery complex Address: 31 Belve...
Walkabout: Betrayed by a Common Hammer
I'm taking some time off this week, and have been reposting stories from my early days on Browns...
Building of the Day: 177 Livingston Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Abraham & Straus annex, now commercial and offic...
Queenswalk: The Remsen Cemetery, Rego Park
The European history of our city begins in the 1600s, after Henry Hudson reported back to his Dutc...
Building of the Day: Chapel in Green-Wood Cemetery
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at ...
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