Building of the Day: 4701-4721 6th Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 4701-4721 6th Avenue 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.
Walkabout: John Thatcher, the Most Civil of Servants, Part 1
Most of us hope to leave our mark on this world in some small way, so that others can remember t...
Building of the Day: 85 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church Address: 85 ...
Queenswalk: Thrifty Doings in Ridgewood
In 1921, fourteen Ridgewood businessmen decided it was time to have their own bank. Ridgewood had ...
Building of the Day: 87 Remsen Street
Editor's note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a t...
Walkabout: Decoration Day in Brooklyn
Yesterday we celebrated Memorial Day with food, festivities and perhaps even a day at the beach, on ...
Past and Present: The Stewart McDougall Farm
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. As Brooklyn developed as a city, in the 1800s, communities ...
Building of the Day: Prospect Park Picnic House
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Prospect Park Picnic House Address: Prospect Park, ...
Walkabout: Trains, Automobiles and Undying Love, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. “Can it get any worse?” That’s what Dwight Pardee probably a...
Building of the Day: 145 Lincoln Road
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Apartment building Address: 145 Lincoln Road Cro...
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