Building of the Day: 112 Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Brooklyn Friends School, now Pacific High School ...
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: 1096-1104 Park Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 1096 – 1104 Park Place Cro...
Walkabout: Taking the Waters, Part 3
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. During the lean years of the Great Depression, New York C...
Building of the Day: 44-60 Ryerson Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Industrial buildings Address: 44-60 Ryerson St. Cross...
Building of the Day: 818 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Commercial building Address: 818 Flatbush Avenue Cro...
Past and Present: The Brooklyn Penitentiary
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. In 1846, the Kings County Board of Supervisors bought the...
Building of the Day: 582-604 Bergen Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row Houses Address: 582-604 Bergen Street Cross ...
Walkabout: Taking the Waters, Part 2
Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story. “Hot time, summer in the city” has been New York...
Building of the Day: 55 Seventh Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally residential, then commercial/residentia...
Building of the Day: 71 Vanderbilt Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private House Address: 71 Vanderbilt Avenue Cros...
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