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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.
Living With the Past, Looking Towards the Future for MAS
The Times ran an interesting story about the future of the Municipal Arts Society. (MAS). They are...
Wednesday Links
New Slip in Housing Prices [NY Times] Billions to Fight Foreclosure, But Few New Loans [NY Times] R...
Closing Bell: Snowboarding on the Urban Slopes
From jsjcreative comes a video of people snowboarding in Fort Greene Park, the day after the big st...
Development Watch: Bulldozer Time for Gowanus Building
As reported this October, Con Ed was getting ready to demolish this building at the corner of Thir...
The Painter’s Corner: Paint 101
Renovators and decorators all agree, painting a room is the quickest, cheapest way to improve a ro...
Walkabout: Restoring a House in the City
I was fortunate enough to catch up with author Ingrid Abramovitch. Her new book, Restoring a Hou...
It’s Never Too Late for Good Advice
The beautiful old brick power plant building at 153 Second St. in Gowanus, known as the Bat Cave, h...
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Federal Building #2 For Sale Once More
The 1.1-million-square-foot warehouse known as Federal Building #2 is looking for a new owner. Plan...
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