Building of the Day: 1395 Dean Street, Home of Charity, Education and Baseball
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Semi-detached row house Address: 1395 Dean Street Cross ...
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.
The 1939 World’s Fair: The World of Tomorrow in Flushing Meadow-Corona Park, Part 2
With war looming on the horizon, and the world still struggling to emerge from the Great Depressio...
Building of the Day: 59 South Elliott Place — A Delightful and Eclectic Facade
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Walkabout: Thomas E. Murray, Brooklyn’s Most Important Forgotten Inventor, Part 1
Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. As you travel east on Atlantic Avenue sometime, take a ...
Building of the Day: 1044-1046 Sterling Place — Twin Houses Like No Others
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Building of the Day: 385 Jay Street, Once an Old German Rathskeller With Style
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Past and Present: The Slyvan Electric Bath, Good for What Ails You
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. For as long as mankind has been around, we’ve been trying...
Building of the Day: 649-651 Myrtle Avenue, Two Storied Store Fronts
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Wood-framed store buildings with apartments above Addres...
Walkabout: The Maid, the Murder, and Those Walsh Boys – A Brooklyn Tale, Part 3
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. Pretty 16 year old housemaid Barbara Gronenthal was dea...
Building of the Day: 106 Pierrepont Street, a Heights Treasure
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at ...
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