Building of the Day: 69 Cornelia Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Two family house Address: 69 Cornelia Street Cro...
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 Penny Bridge
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. Before Robert Moses created the Promenade, that great can...
Building of the Day: 190 New York Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private House Address: 190 New York Avenue Cross...
Walkabout: All the World’s a Stage
You’ve had this happen to you at some point in your life. Sometimes when you are running lat...
Building of the Day: 2170 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Faith Assembly of God Church, formerly Young Israel of P...
Building of the Day: 161 Lefferts Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private House Address: 161 Lefferts Place Cross ...
Walkabout: The Germania Club
Brooklyn has always been a city of immigrants, from the first Dutch settlers to the people sti...
Building of the Day: 401-403 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Belarusan Autocephalic Orthodox Church, aka St. Cy...
Building of the Day: 713 Nostrand Avenue
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at ...
Past and Present: The Baptist Home
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. Many of the “before and afters” highlighted in this c...
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