Building of the Day: 514-560 44th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 514-560 44th Street Cross Stre...
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: The Prosser Mansions
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The western side of Stuyvesant Avenue between Chauncey and ...
Building of the Day: 337 12th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private house Address: 337 12th Street Cross Stree...
Walkabout: Dine at Joe’s, Brooklyn, Part 1
Read Part 2 of this story. A restaurant with a simple name like “Joe’s” hardly seems to...
Building of the Day: 101-111 Carlton Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Brooklyn Garden Apartments Address: 101-111 Carlton...
Queenswalk: Woodhaven, Home of Agateware
An institution like a church, or a factory, or another kind of industry can be the catalyst for an...
Building of the Day: 1024 Bergen Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally Bedford Heights Baptist Chapel, now the...
Walkabout: The History and Legend of Melrose Park, Part 4
Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this story. The old pre-Revolutionary War estate called M...
Building of the Day: 544 Halsey Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Freestanding private house Address: 544 Halsey Stre...
Queenswalk: Ralph Bunche House
Most of this blog’s readership was not around when this amazing man won the Nobel Peace Prize, ...
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