Past and Present: Ebbets Field
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. For many people of a certain generation, Brooklyn began and...
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: 123 Linden Boulevard
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: New York Congregational Home for the Aged Address: 123 ...
Walkabout: Of Sailing Ships and the Affairs of Men, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. In 1904, multi-millionaire shoe manufacturer John Henry Hanan, lat...
Building of the Day: 491 Rogers Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: FDNY Firehouse, Engine 249, Ladder 113 Address: 491...
Building of the Day: 35 Empire Boulevard
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Brooklyn Central Office, Bureau of Fire Communicatio...
Walkabout: Of Sailing Ships and the Affairs of Men, Part 1
Read Part 2 of this story. It’s the beginning of the summer season, when all of us yearn to...
Building of the Day: 1391 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Commercial building Address: 1391 Bedford Avenue, c...
Past and Present: Raymond Street Jail
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. No prison is an enjoyable experience, but the Brooklyn City Pri...
Building of the Day: 1020 Bushwick Avenue
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Walkabout: Castles Made of Air, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. Frank Keith Irving's houses on Linden Street in Bushwick are an ec...
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