Walkabout with Montrose: World’s Fairs and White Cities
In 1893, the money and influence of Chicago industrialists and meat packers beat out New Yor...
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 with Montrose: Byzantine Leaf Work
One of the most enduring motifs in pattern is that of entwining foliage. Leaves and vines have been ...
Walkabout with Montrose: What’s in a Name?
As American cities in the late 1800's became more crowded, the middle and upper class, multi-uni...
Walkabout with Montrose: Standing at the Door
Since the day man figured out how to roll a stone in front of his cave from the inside, we've had d...
Walkabout with Montrose: A Mighty Fortress, Conclusion
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. On Nov. 19th, 1893, the New York Times wrote about thre...
Walkabout With Montrose: A Mighty Fortress, Part 2
Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story. Armories were built for state National Guard units fo...
Walkabout with Montrose: A Progression of Cornices
The armory story will continue next week. Our intrepid photographer couldn't get out much last w...
Walkabout with Montrose: A Mighty Fortress, Part 1
Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. There are castles in Brooklyn, fortresses, really, whic...
Walkabout With Montrose: Through Colored Glass, Brightly
Colored glass has been with us in some form since ancient times, both the Egyptians and Romans c...
Walkabout With Montrose: Build Me a House of Sturdy Brick
Mankind's oldest building material is brick. Before they shaped stone with tools, our ancestors ...
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