Building of the Day: 276-284 Hicks Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Carriage Houses Address: 276-284 Hicks Street Cros...
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: The Horsecar
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. Here’s public transportation, 19th century style. Befor...
Building of the Day: 175-177 New York Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Semi-detached houses Address: 175-177 New York Av...
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Abraham & Straus, part 2
(1930's Abraham & Straus new addition. Photo: Museum of the City of New York) Read Part 1 o...
Building of the Day: 219 Clinton Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private House, now co-ops Address: 219 Clinton Street ...
Building of the Day: 7 St. Marks Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: former rectory, now private house Address: 7 St. ...
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Abraham & Straus
Read Part 2 of this story. In today’s fragile economy and cultural hurly-burly, holiday shoppin...
Building of the Day: 809-811 Willoughby Avenue
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Building of the Day: 43 Belvidere Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Machine House for the Ulmer Brewery complex Addr...
Past and Present: Fulton Street at Ashland Place
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. Like Manhattan, Brooklyn once had a large theater district, w...
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