Building of the Day: 59 St. Marks Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row house Address: 59 St. Marks Avenue Cross Str...
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: Let’s Talk About Bathrooms, Part 4
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 5 of this story. On October 12, 1897, the Brooklyn Eagl...
Building of the Day: 9818 Ft. Hamilton Parkway
(Photo: Kate Leonova for Property Shark, 2006) Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: St...
Building of the Day: 76-78 Vanderbilt Avenue
(Photo: Sarah Westcott for Property Shark, 2005) Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: ...
Past and Present: The Franklin Trust Building
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. “Money makes the world go around”, as the song lyrics...
Building of the Day: 1144 Bergen Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Apartment Building Address: 1144 Bergen Street C...
Walkabout: Let’s Talk About Bathrooms, Part 3
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, and Part 5 of this story. Like a cosmic event where all of the s...
Building of the Day: 33 Seventh Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Grace United Methodist Church, originally Grace Me...
Building of the Day: 270 Union Avenue
(Photo: Scott Bintner for Property Shark, 2006) Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Forme...
Walkabout: Let’s Talk About Bathrooms, Part 2
Read Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5 of this story. The history of the bathroom is actuall...
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