Queenswalk: The Old Jamaica Savings Bank
Most people don’t think of Beaux-Arts architecture and Queens as having much to do with each ot...
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: 299-305 Adelphi Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Adelphi Apartments Address: 299-305 Adelphi Stree...
Walkabout: The Queen of the Oldest Profession in Troy
Yesterday was May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, for millions, and also the anniversary of the death of one of ...
Building of the Day: 480-484 Humboldt Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: The Schoolhouse Lofts, originally the James W. Smi...
Building of the Day: 233 New Jersey Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Grace Baptist Church, formerly St. John Evangelical Luth...
Past and Present: The Ludwig Nissen Mansion, St. Marks Avenue
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. As the town of Bedford expanded south of Atlantic Avenue, i...
Building of the Day: 486 Henry Street
I'll be back with new posts tomorrow. If you live in or walk around Carroll Gardens, and ever wo...
Walkabout: Hot Fun in the Summertime — Almost!
It's not summer YET, we're still waiting for spring to really kick in, but the weather has a hab...
Building of the Day: 710-712 Bushwick Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Wood framed row houses Address: 710-712 Bushwick Ave...
Queenswalk: The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building
Every city has a Chamber of Commerce, or at least they used to. The name doesn’t seem to be in...
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