Building of the Day: 124 New York Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally Robert Gair House Address: 124 New Yor...
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: Times Plaza Hotel
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. The intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, along ...
Building of the Day: 30 Lafayette Avenue
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Freedom, Part 4
Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this story. The decade leading up to the Civil War was not...
Building of the Day: 210 Linden Boulevard
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Double house, now doctor’s offices Address: 210 Linde...
Building of the Day: Boardwalk at 16th St.
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Parachute Jump ride Address: Boardwalk at 16th St...
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Freedom, Part 3
Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4 of this story. By the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, N...
Building of the Day: 282-290 DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 182-290 DeKalb Avenue Cross ...
Building of the Day: 232 Hancock Street
Editor's note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Past and Present: The Duffield Theatre
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. Downtown Brooklyn once had a theater district, which actu...
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