Building of the Day: 442-472 40th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Tenement buildings Address: 442-472 40th Street Cr...
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 Boss, the Wife, and the Rug Patrol, Part 1
Brooklyn Heights has long been home to some of the city’s elite, and that was never more true than...
Building of the Day: 691 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private house Address: 691 Willoughby Avenue Cross...
Building of the Day: 165 Remsen Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Office Building Address: 165 Remsen Street Cross...
Past and Present: Collegiate & Polytechnic Institute
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The blocks surrounding Brooklyn Borough Hall have changed...
Building of the Day: 5205 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally the Coliseum Theater, now Templo De La Al...
Walkabout: “The Landlord of East New York,” Part 6
After spending three weeks with Edward Linton of East New York, it’s time to end his story. He...
Building of the Day: 135 Stratford Road
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private house Address: 135 Stratford Road Cross St...
Building of the Day: 334 MacDonough Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, now St. Philips E...
Walkabout: The “Landlord of East New York,” Part 5
Believe it or not, it was not easy being Edward F. Linton. It was hard work building an empire...
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