Building of the Day: 324A-340 New York Avenue, Basement Houses in “Eastern Parkway Heights”
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Rapid development in the first decades of the 20th century gav...
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: Meet Me in Coral Gardens, the Florida-Inspired “Old England” of Flatbush
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. In the years after the Civil...
Building of the Day: 224-226 Shepherd Avenue, Making a Fortune From “Numbering Machines”
Brooklyn, one building at a time. This factory for the American Numbering Machine Company once sh...
Past and Present: The Corner of Red Hook Lane and Livingston Street, Downtown
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. New York City changes so rapidly. Buildings can literally b...
Building of the Day: 333-337 State Street, Once Home to a Gang, Hero Dog, and Badger Bait
Brooklyn, one building at a time. These three flats buildings represent a change in the developm...
Building of the Day: 536-540 Clinton Avenue, Historic Cast-Concrete Beauty
Brooklyn, one building at a time. This row of three Neo-Grec row houses is unique in all of New ...
Walkabout: Rufus L. Perry and Son, Brooklyn Pioneers, Part 3
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Rufus L. Perry, Jr. was one ...
Building of the Day: 7-11 South Portland Avenue, Elegance in Fort Greene
Brooklyn, one building at a time. This double-sized, semi-detached mansion is one of the few rem...
Past and Present: The Bedford Rest, Crown Heights Hub for Brooklyn Cyclists, Conclusion
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The Bedford Rest was established as a destination and rest ...
Building of the Day: 500 State Street, From Funeral Home to Zen Retreat
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Our neighborhoods evolve over time, and a building built for o...
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