The Stepped Gables of Bensonhurst-by-the-Sea
Editor's note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. In 1887, ...
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.
The Story of Brooklyn’s Grand Stage, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade
It is almost impossible to watch a television show or movie set in Brooklyn without encountering a s...
Parties, Gossip and Too Much Brew: How 19th Century Brooklynites Celebrated the New Year
Editor's note: This post has been updated. Read the original post here. For those following th...
A Home Away From Home for Seamen in Red Hook
Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2015 and has been updated. You can read the previous po...
A Chicago Developer Finds Opportunity in Booming Early 20th Century Flatbush
Editor’s note: This story is an update of a post that originally ran in 2012. See the original pos...
The Story of Revere Sugar in Red Hook and the Rise and Fall of Big Sugar in Brooklyn
By Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris) Sugar was once one of Brooklyn’s biggest industrie...
From House to Church to American Legion Post: The Many Lives of a Gowanus Brownstone
Editor’s note: This story is an update of a post that originally ran in 2014. See the original pos...
The Gothic Inspired Chapel of Green-Wood Cemetery and Its Well Connected Designers
Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2013 and has been updated. You can read the previous po...
Designing a Neighborhood: Houses for the Middle Class in Canarsie
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A Downtown Brooklyn Brownstone Turned Rathskeller
Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2015 and has been updated. You can read the previous po...
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