Walkabout: The Mystery of the Missing Chemist
Frank M. Smith, of 351 11th Street in Park Slope, was a chemist with a factory in Brooklyn. His ...
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: 257 Clermont Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row house Address: 257 Clermont Avenue Cross Str...
Queenswalk: Astoria’s Bohemian Hall and Park
To be Bohemian has long meant to be a free spirit, pursuing one’s artistic dreams and living a ...
Building of the Day: 1-25 Fairview Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 1-25 Fairview Place Cross Stre...
Walkabout: The Long, Daring Winter of the Cat
The winter of 1862 to ’63 was an eventful one for the wealthy inhabitants of Brooklyn Heights. Whi...
Building of the Day: 275 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Henry McCoun house Address: 275 Washington Avenue...
Building of the Day: 651 St. Marks Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row house Address: 651 St. Marks Avenue Cross St...
Past and Present: The Empire Rollerdrome
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The dull roar of thousands of individual hard rubber wheels...
Building of the Day: 595-611 Smith Street
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at ...
Walkabout: Of Sunny Days, Sea Breezes, Knights in Armor and Chewing Gum, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. In 1896, two Brooklyn entrepreneurs, Thomas Adams, Jr. and Percy W...
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