Building of the Day: 1147 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former private home, now Mt. Moriah Christian Academ...
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: 31 St. Felix Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former carriage house, now condos Address: 31 St. F...
Past and Present: Park Slope’s Plaza Hotel
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Manhattan’s famous Plaza Hotel got its name because t...
Building of the Day: 2525 Tilden Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Storage warehouse Address: 2525 Tilden Avenue Cr...
Walkabout: The Brooklyn Gettysburg Cyclorama
The Battle of Gettysburg, in 1863, was one of the pivotal turning moments in American history. T...
Building of the Day: 560 Eastern Parkway
There are hundreds of interesting buildings in Brooklyn for which little information is availa...
Queenswalk: Addisleigh Park, Part One
In 1942, as America fought the Nazis in Europe, a case came before the New York State Supreme Cou...
Building of the Day: 766-772 Dean Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Wood-frame houses Address: 766-772 Dean Street Cro...
Walkabout: A “Musica” Life, Part 4
Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. In 1936, the Republican Party called on million...
Building of the Day: 444-450 Hancock Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 444-450 Hancock Street Cross...
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