Walkabout: The Architect of the OTHER Prospect Park – A Troy Story, Part 3
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. On July 4th, 1902, the bands marched, politicians waxed poeti...
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.
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. On July 4th, 1902, the bands marched, politicians waxed poeti...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former private house, then club house, now church A...
When this bank was built in 1952, it was seen as cutting edge, modern and quite unique. It’s har...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Industrial buildings and garages Address: 347-359 Fl...
Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story. After the great successes of New York City’s wonderful park...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 187-195 Amity Street Cross Str...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 396-414 Bergen Street Cross ...
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Every time I see a new photograph of a long vanished buildi...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally publishing plant for R. G. Dun & Comp...
Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. As our Brooklyn readers all know, Prospect Park was designed ...