Building of the Day: 148 Vernon Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally 13th Precinct, then 56th Precinct, then Tr...
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.
Building of the Day: 278 Highland Boulevard
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private house Address: 278 Highland Boulevard Cros...
Past and Present: The Brooklyn Home for Consumptives
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The communities that are now Crown Heights and Stuyvesant H...
Building of the Day: 1612 Ditmas Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private house Address: 1612 Ditmas Avenue Cross St...
Walkabout: Black Folks in 19th Century Brooklyn, Part 4
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5 and Part 6 of this story. It’s both a cultural phenomenon a...
Building of the Day: 77 Livingston Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: The Robert Livingston Apartments Address: 77 Living...
Building of the Day: 599-601 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Hebron Baptist Church, formerly the Fez Club, form...
Walkabout: Black Folks in 19th Century Brooklyn, Part 3
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6 of this story. Imagine what it would be like to be...
Building of the Day: 1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Steinhardt Conservatory, Brooklyn Botanic Gardens A...
Past and Present: Public School 3
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The first public school in Brooklyn was founded in 1681, an...
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