Walkabout: The Lords of Pigtown, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. Pigtown was a part of Flatbush back in the late 19th century, and ...
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: 1501 Pitkin Avenue
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Building of the Day: 1085-1089 Prospect Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Duplex houses Address: 1085-1089 Prospect Place Cr...
Past and Present: Edgett’s Restaurant
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. I love finding new postcards and photographs of old Brookly...
Building of the Day: 412 Flushing Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally Malcolm Brewery, then Franklin Brewery, t...
Walkabout: The Lords of Pigtown, Part 1
Read Part 2 of this story. Neighborhoods can get saddled with names because of location, like...
Building of the Day: 130 Clinton Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former insurance building, now co-ops Address: 130 ...
Building of the Day: 417 East 19th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally the Rene Dumarest home Address: 417 East...
Walkabout: The Drug Business, Old School, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. By the last third of the 19th century, great strides had been made...
Building of the Day: 39-43 Cambridge Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 39-43 Cambridge Place Cross St...
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