Building of the Day: 321 Ashland Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Salvation Army Citadel, now BAM Fisher (Richa...
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.
Past and Present: The Borough Park Clubhouse
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. William H. Reynolds was a developer like no other before or...
Building of the Day: 172 Cadman Plaza East
Brooklyn, one building at a time. (Throwback Thursday: a look at an old piece, rewritten and...
Walkabout: Lane Bryant and the Riches of Expectation, Part 2
Read Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. In 1909, dressmaker Lena Bryant was working out of...
Building of the Day: 30-52 Sharon Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Single family attached homes Address: 30-52 Sharon ...
Queenswalk: Ballpark Franks – the Stahl-Meyer Company
New York City is a hot dog city. The frankfurter, wiener, tube steak, hot dog; whatever you want to ...
Building of the Day: 1010 Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Thomas H. Brush house, then Temple Beth Ohr, then Re...
Walkabout: Lane Bryant and the Riches of Expectation, Part 1
Read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. Western society has long had a strange attitude to...
Past and Present: The Great Kings County Wheelmen’s Club
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. During the last two decades of the 19th century, there were...
Building of the Day: 240-244 8th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Higgins Ink Building Address: 240-244 8th Street C...
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