Past and Present: The House at 1183 Bergen Street in Crown Heights North
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The pink house on Bergen Street was still standing when I m...
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: 138 Milton Street, From a Porcelain Prince’s Home to a Church
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Building of the Day: 81-83 Beaver Street, Bushwick’s William Ulmer Brewery
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Brooklyn has been a beer lovers' town since the 1850s. But ther...
King Coffee, the Magic Beans That Powered Brooklyn
Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. If coffee was a controlled substance, most of us would be add...
Building of the Day: 18 Cranberry Street, Where a Criminal Was Caught by the Seat of His Pants
Brooklyn, one building at a time. This elegant Brooklyn Heights row house was built back when th...
Past and Present: The Bay Ridge Public Library
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. By 1880, Bay Ridge was developing as one of Brooklyn’s pr...
Building of the Day: 666 Fulton Street, One in a Row of Cast Iron Beauties in Fort Greene
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Building of the Day: 317 Rugby Road, a Colorful Queen Anne in Beverley Square West
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Who doesn’t love this colorful, perfectly sized and proportio...
Walkabout: The Summer of 1915 — Edward Reiss and the “Negro Invasion” of Park Slope
Edward Reiss was a larger-than-life Brooklyn character in the early 20th century who often took ...
Building of the Day: 935-947 Prospect Place, Cottage Charm in Crown Heights North
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at ...
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