Building of the Day: 445 East 19th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Arthur Ebinger house Address: 445 East 19th ...
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: 404 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally First Church of Christ, Scientist, then S...
Past and Present: The Montrose
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Downtown Brooklyn, because of its commercial and civic natu...
Building of the Day: 1361-1381 Union Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 1361-1381 Union Street Cross S...
Walkabout: The Sausage King of Brooklyn, Part 3
The first quarter of the 20th century was a wild ride for Mrs. Ottilie Gobel. She had seen her h...
Building of the Day: 101 Willoughby Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Formerly the Long Island Headquarters of the New Yor...
Building of the Day: 19-29 Rogers Avenue (Grant Square)
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally the Union League Club, then Unity Club,...
Walkabout: The Sausage King of Brooklyn, Part 2
In March of 1924, Adolf Gobel, crowned the “Sausage King”, died in his home in the Highl...
Building of the Day: 64-66 Eighth Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 64-66 Eighth Avenue Cross Stre...
Building of the Day: 162 and 165 Howard Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Flats buildings Address: 162 and 165 Howard Avenue ...
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