Building of the Day: 1 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building Address:...
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: 1198 Pacific Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Imperial Apartments Address: 1198 Pacific Street, c...
Past and Present: 8th Avenue at Carroll St.
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. At the end of the 19th century, Eighth Avenue at Carroll Stree...
Building of the Day: 345 Adams Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Brooklyn Edison Company Building Address: 34...
Walkabout: Saving Bedford Stuyvesant, Part 2
Read Part 1, Part 3 and Part 4 of this story. The word ghetto was originally of Italian origi...
Building of the Day: 21, 25 Montgomery Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 21, 25 Montgomery Place, betwe...
Building of the Day: 102 Willow Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Dansk Sømandskirke (Seamen's Church) Address: 102 Wil...
Walkabout: Saving Bedford Stuyvesant, Part 1
Read Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 of this story. The communities of Bedford and Stuyvesant Heigh...
Building of the Day: 160 Marlborough Road
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally the Harry Moul House Address: 160 Marlborough...
Building of the Day: 715 St. Johns Place
(View along Bedford Avenue) Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Monastery of Our Lady...
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