Building of the Day: 500-506 First Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 500-506 First Street Cross S...
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: The Bushes and Brooklyn’s Industry City, Part 6
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 of this story. On September 22nd, 1958, Americ...
Building of the Day: 77 Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Benjamin Banneker Academy, formerly Drakes Bakerie...
Building of the Day: 73-75 Macon Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Semi-attached houses Address: 73-75 Macon Street ...
Past and Present: Dueling Dentists
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. The area known as Times Plaza, near the intersection of F...
Building of the Day: 755 Prospect Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church of God, Inc., forme...
Walkabout: The Bushes and Brooklyn’s Industry City, Part 5
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 6 of this story. For thousands of workers, Bush ...
Building of the Day: 147 Congress Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row house Address: 147 Congress Street Cross Str...
Building of the Day: 109 Kent Street
(Photo: Christopher Bride for Property Shark, 2012) Brooklyn, one building at a time. Nam...
Building of the Day: 651-675 Park Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 651-675 Park Place Cross Str...
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