Walkabout: The Throop Avenue Church Disaster, Part 2
Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story. January of 1890 saw another new year arriving in Brookl...
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 3 of this story. January of 1890 saw another new year arriving in Brookl...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Tenement/flats buildings Address: 701-711 President...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Fourth Unitarian Church, now Unity East Churc...
Before the social service safety net programs of the New Deal, each municipality dealt with th...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: The Woodhull Address: 62-66 Pierrepont Street Cr...
Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. The Throop Avenue Presbyterian Church was founded in 18...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 2224-2246 Vanderveer Place Cros...
I love Fall. I love the cooler weather, the autumn foliage, pumpkins and Indian corn. To me, it’...
Today's offering is a rerun of a story I wrote several years ago. It's always been one of my favorit...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Apartment building Address: 35 Prospect Park West C...