Building of the Day: 296 Clinton Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Richard Upjohn House Address: 296 Clinton Street Cross...
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 Half Moon Hotel, Coney Island
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. When Coney Island was first developed in the late 1800s, it...
Building of the Day: 751 St. Marks Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: The Betsy Ross Apartments Address: 751 St. Marks ...
Walkabout: The Brooklyn Architect Smack-Down, Part 1
Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. I have an informal roster of about ten top Brooklyn arc...
Building of the Day: 93 Halsey Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Flats building with stores Address: 93 Halsey Str...
Queenswalk: Affordable Housing and Sunnyside, Part 2
Sunnyside Gardens in Queens would end up being one of the most significant low rise, low density ...
Building of the Day: 143 South 8th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Long Island Business College, now condominiums Addr...
Walkabout: Troy’s Fortress of Shoddy, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. Last time we took a bit of a vacation from Brooklyn, and journeyed up ...
Building of the Day: 408-416 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former F. W. Woolworth store, now divided into smaller r...
Building of the Day: 1842 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private house Address: 1842 Bedford Avenue Cross St...
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