Building of the Day: 195 Broadway
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Sparrow Shoe Factory Warehouse, now the Forma...
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.
Walkabout: Clash of the Titans, Part 3
Late 19th century Brooklyn was home to many military regiments, which were all a part of the Army ...
Building of the Day: 200 Eastern Parkway
(Photo: Wikimedia, 2008) Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Brooklyn Museum of Art, bu...
Building of the Day: 671 Lafayette Avenue
Address: 671 Lafayette Avenue, between Marcy and Tompkins Name: Charles Froeb House, now First...
Building of the Day: 49 Prospect Park West
Address: 49 Prospect Park West, between 1st and 2nd Street Name: Originally the Henry Hulbert M...
Walkabout: Clash of the Titans, Part 2
(1905 postcard: CardCow) The 13th Regiment was getting a new armory. They had fought with honor in...
Building of the Day: 1332 Bergen Street
Address: 1332 Bergen Street, between Kingston and Albany Name: Private House Neighborhood: Crown ...
Building of the Day: 62 Cambridge Place
The BOTD is a no-frills look at interesting structures of all types and from all neighborhoods. Th...
Walkabout: Clash of the Titans, Part 1
(1909 Postcard) Imagine, if you will, a large public works project, an armory, built to house o...
Building of the Day: 1472 Bergen Street
Address: 1472 Bergen Street, between Schenectady and Troy Avenues Name: FDNY Rescue 2, formerly En...
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