Walkabout: Washington Hull — Brooklyn’s Forgotten Architect, Part 1
Read Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 of this story. This story is the stuff of novels and movies. A...
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: 226 Nevins Street
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at a ...
Building of the Day: 759 President Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Built as the Skene Sanitarium, now apartments Addre...
Past and Present: The Brighton Beach Hotel
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Even though winter has not even officially begun, already w...
Building of the Day: 56 Court Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally the “Collegiate Building”, now mixe...
Walkabout: The Architecture of Isaac D. Reynolds and I.D. Reynolds & Son
Isaac Delamater Reynolds began his career at a time when many of our row house blocks were not desig...
Building of the Day: 1213-1215 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Wood-framed row storefront/houses Address: 1213-1...
Queenswalk: Astoria Park
Queens has some great parks. For me, a great park has nature in abundance, some fascinating histo...
Building of the Day: 259 21st Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally St. John the Evangelist School, now St. J...
Walkabout: The Amazing Professor Mac Levy, Part 6
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5 of this story. We Americans love “Trials o...
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