Past and Present: The Kings County Penitentiary
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. In 1846, the Kings County Board of Supervisors bought the p...
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: 177 Steuben Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Pratt Row Address: 177 Steuben Street Cross Street...
Walkabout: A Klavern in Brooklyn
It was a frigid night on January 26th of 1923, in Brooklyn. The holidays were over, a new year h...
Building of the Day: 240 Berkeley Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former James Foster House Address: 240 Berkeley Pla...
Building of the Day: 360 Adams Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: New York State Supreme Court Building Address: 360 A...
Walkabout: Addio, Brooklyn, senza rancor!
In the summer of 1977, fresh from college, I emerged from the GG train at Clinton-Washington and...
Past and Present: The Casino Theater
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Before television, radio, streaming video, DVDs, VCRs or ev...
Building of the Day: 703-719 Carroll Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Flats buildings Address: 703-719 Carroll Street Cr...
Walkabout: Cemetery of the Evergreens, Part 2
The Cemetery of the Evergreens on the border of Brooklyn and Queens doesn’t have the same fame...
Building of the Day: 503-13 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Offerman Building Address: 503-13 Fulton Street Cr...
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