Building of the Day: 45 Monroe Place
(Photo: Joseph A. on Flickr) Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Appellate Division, ...
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.
Past and Present: Eastern Parkway, east to GAP
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. The intersection of Bedford Avenue and Eastern Parkway ma...
Building of the Day: 298 Classon Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: 88th Precinct, originally Brooklyn's 4th Precinct ...
Walkabout: Reverend Talmage’s Tabernacle, Part 4
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 5 of this story. If your church burns down once, it can...
Building of the Day: 191-199 Garfield Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Flats buildings Address: 191-199 Garfield Place ...
Building of the Day: 285 Jay Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: George Westinghouse Vocational and Technical High ...
Walkabout: Reverend Talmage’s Tabernacle, Part 3
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, and Part 5 of this story. The Second Presbyterian Church, at the...
Building of the Day: 132 Crown Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: The Pasadena Apartments Address: 132 Crown Street...
Building of the Day: 112-116 Decatur Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 112-116 Decatur Street Cross...
Past and Present: Fortunoff’s
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. Fortunoff’s began in 1922 as a neighborhood housewares ...
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