Walkabout: An Old Fashioned Walk in the Park
One could say that after Olmsted and Vaux experimented in Central Park, they came to Brooklyn ...
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.
Building of the Day: 190 Duffield Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: St. Boniface Catholic Church Address: 190 Duffield ...
Building of the Day: 51 Duffield Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row House Address: 51 Duffield Street Cross Str...
Past and Present: Brooklyn Children’s Museum
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. The Brooklyn Children’s Museum was a radical concept in...
Building of the Day: 1024 Dean Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: The Nassau Brewery Ice House Address: 1024 Dean S...
Walkabout: NY’s Infamous Draft Riots, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. New York City in the summer of 1863 was a powder keg looking for a...
Building of the Day: 1402 Eighth Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: 14th Regiment Armory, aka Park Slope Armory Addre...
Building of the Day: 375 Pearl Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Brooklyn Law School, now Brooklyn Friends S...
Walkabout: NY’s Infamous Draft Riots, Part 1
Read Part 2 of this story. There is nothing more frightening than a mob, nothing more uncontr...
Building of the Day: 2102 Boardwalk
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Child’s Restaurant Address: 2102 Boardwalk Cr...
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