Building of the Day: 179 South 9th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: New England Congregational Church, now Iglesia Penec...
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: The Fall of the Jenkins Financial Empire, Part 5
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 6 of this story. By the beginning of 1908, thin...
Building of the Day: 78 Norwood Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private house Address: 78 Norwood Avenue Cross Str...
Building of the Day: 600 Bushwick Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Industrial/commercial building Address: 600 Bushwic...
Past and Present: The Plymouth Bethel Mission of Brooklyn Heights
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The Bethel Mission was started in 1847 as a Sunday school n...
Building of the Day: 593-601 10th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 593-601 10th Street Cross Stre...
Walkabout: The Fall of the Jenkins Family Empire, Part 4
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, and Part 6 of this story. It was the fall and winter of ...
Building of the Day: 1068 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally row houses, then Shoobra Palace Ballroom,...
Queenswalk: Mr. Steinway’s Astoria, Part 1
One of the most famous Queens residents of any century was William Steinway, the German-born piano...
Building of the Day: 1155 Manhattan Avenue
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at ...
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