Building of the Day: 43 Herbert Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former 19th Precinct police station and stables, n...
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 History and Legend of Melrose Park, Part 3
Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4 of this story. Everyone loves a good ghost story, and Melrose...
Building of the Day: 117-185 South 5th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Williamsburg Trust Company, then Magistrate...
Past and Present: Downtown’s Star Theater on Jay Street
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Investigating the history of a Brooklyn block can be like p...
Building of the Day: 466-480 9th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 466-480 9th Street Cross Streets: 7th ...
Walkabout: The History and Legend of Melrose Park, Part 2
Read Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. Melrose Hall was a Colonial-era estate in what...
Building of the Day: 141 Clermont Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private house Address: 141 Clermont Avenue Cross S...
Queenswalk: The Fitzgerald-Ginsberg Mansion
Flushing is one of the three oldest settlements in the borough of Queens. It was founded by Englis...
Building of the Day: 76 Van Dyke Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Brooklyn Clay Retort and Fire Bricks Works Storeho...
Walkabout: The History and Legend of Melrose Park, Part 1
Read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. “Vlacktebos” or Flatbush, as it's called i...
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