A Bed Stuy Neo-Grec Brownstone Gets a New Look
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. Sometim...
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.
Eden in Brooklyn: How the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Grew
Horticulture and the study of botany have been a part of Brooklyn since its inception. Following a l...
Parties, Gossip and Too Much Brew: How 19th Century Brooklynites Celebrated the New Year
Editor's note: This post has been updated. Read the original post here. For those following the ...
A Tale of Two Cities: A Children’s Christmas in 1899
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. Many of...
How Brooklynites Once Celebrated a Day of Thanks
Editors note: This post originally ran in 2015 and has been updated. You can read the previous post ...
A 19th Century Factory for the Garment Industry in Greenpoint
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2014. Read the original here. Most of...
A Walk Through Shirley Chisholm’s Brooklyn
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2015. Read the original here. When I ...
The Restful Beauty of the Cemetery of the Evergreens
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2012. Read the original here. Like ...
Architect Benjamin Driesler and the Building of Brooklyn
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. Quite...
Taking a Risk During a Building Boom in 19th Century Crown Heights
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2010. Read the original here. A devel...
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