Past and Present: Franklin Avenue at Park Place
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. What a difference a hundred years makes. Or not. In 1907, w...
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: 104 Buckingham Road
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Single family house Address: 104 Buckingham Road C...
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Small Parks: Tompkins Park, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux laid out Tompkins Park in 1871....
Building of the Day: 146 Sterling Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row house Address: 146 Sterling Place Cross Street...
Building of the Day: 430-432 Grand Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Semi-attached frame houses Address: 430-432 Grand...
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Small Parks: Tompkins Park, Part 1
Read Part 2 of this story. Prospect Park is famous for its landscaped vistas designed by Frederic...
Building of the Day: 1152-1160 Gates Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Flats buildings Address: 1152-1160 Gates Avenue Cr...
Building of the Day: 129 Kane Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row house Address: 129 Kane Street Cross Streets: ...
Past and Present: Poplar Street
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. Brooklyn Heights was well named, as the bluffs facing the...
Building of the Day: 127 Kent Street
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at ...
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