Building of the Day: 715 St. Johns Place
(View along Bedford Avenue) Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Monastery of Our Lady...
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: Court Street
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. In 1906, Court Street was a bustling part of Brooklyn's civic a...
Building of the Day: 57 Poplar Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Brooklyn Children's Aid Society Newsboy's Home Ad...
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Fox Theater, Part 2
The Brooklyn Fox Theater was one of Downtown Brooklyn's big four movie theaters, the others bein...
Building of the Day: 286A-290 Vanderbilt Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row Houses Address: 286A, 288, 288A, 290 Vanderbilt Aven...
Building of the Day: 35 Snyder Avenue
(Photo: macaulay.columbia.edu) Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Flatbush Town Hall Addres...
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Fox Theater, Part 1
Downtown Brooklyn once had a theater district as vibrant as Manhattan's, with almost as many theat...
Building of the Day: IRT Atlantic Ave. subway kiosk
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: IRT Atlantic Ave. Subway kiosk Address: Intersection of ...
Building of the Day: 632 Throop Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Flats building Address: 632 Throop Avenue, corner of Mac...
Past and Present: Pioneer Tobacco Factory
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. From before 1866 to 1879, and perhaps beyond, the Pioneer Tobac...
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