Walkabout: The Architect, the Baseball Stadium, and a Really Bad Couple of Years, Part 4
In Part 1, we met architect Clarence R. Van Buskirk, mired in a corruption scandal in Part 2, bu...
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: 194 Butler Street, a Family Building in Gowanus
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Detached wood-frame house Address: 194 Butler Street Cros...
Past and Present: Decades of Change for Fort Greene’s Cumberland Street Hospital
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. As much as Brooklyn has changed and improved over the last ...
Building of the Day: Memorable Mediterranean Art Deco Apartments at 99 Ocean Avenue
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Building of the Day: 1-24 Revere Place, a Study in Elegant Urban Design
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 1-24 Revere Place Cross Streets: Dea...
Walkabout: The Architect, the Baseball Stadium, and a Really Bad Couple of Years, Part 3
In Part 1, we met Clarence R. Van Buskirk, the eldest son of Rev. Peter Van Buskirk, a well-know...
Building of the Day: 974 Bedford Avenue, a Policeman’s Beauty Named “Marie”
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Flats building Address: 974 Bedford Avenue Cross Streets:...
Past and Present: The St. John’s Home for Boys Becomes the Albany Houses
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. In the latter part of the 19th century, the eastern part of...
Building of the Day: 921-931 Fulton Street, Cast Iron Beauties in Clinton Hill
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Walkabout: All on the 4th of July
As all American kids learn in school, Independence Day celebrates July 4, 1776, when the 13 col...
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