Building of the Day: 1135 84th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Saitta House Address: 1135 84th Street Cross Streets: 1...
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.
Walkabout: Crown Heights’ Consumers Park Brewery, Part 1
(Brooklyn Eagle, June 1, 1900) Read Part 2 of this story. In 1908, when Charley Ebbets was l...
Building of the Day: 159-165 Hancock Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 159-165 Hancock Street Cross ...
Walkabout: Where’s Mrs. Bradford? Part 2
Wall Street, 1911. Photograph: Shorpy.com Read Part 1 of this story. Like the celebrity si...
Building of the Day: 124 Greenpoint Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Hook and Ladder Company Number 106 Address: 1...
Building of the Day: 1024 Gates Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Roosevelt Savings Bank, formerly Eastern District ...
Past and Present: Ashland and Hanson Places
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. The Williamsburgh Savings Bank was established in William...
Building of the Day: 75 Montague Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Heights Casino Address: 75 Montague Street Cross...
Walkabout: Where’s Mrs. Bradford? Part 1
Read Part 2 of this story. Mrs. Kate Bradford lived at 658 Bedford Avenue, in the Williamsbur...
Building of the Day: 361 Waverly Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Carriage House/Garage Address: 361 Waverly Avenue...
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