The Making of Brooklyn: Reinforced Concrete and Turner Construction
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2015. Read the original here. Imagine...
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.
A Touch of Fanciful Medieval French Style in Prospect Park South
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. This ne...
Welcome to Brooklyn’s Sailortown, Ye Olde Tars and Salts
Mention the Red Hook piers today, and most people envision a quiet shoreline with walking paths ...
Crafting the Ideal: The City Beautiful Movement in Brooklyn
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2009. Read the original here. At the ...
A Brownstone for a Remarkable Woman, Brookyn’s Pioneering Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2015. Read the original here. Some of...
The 19th Century Uproar in Fort Greene: Successful Black Hotelier Hiram S. Thomas Buys a Home
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2010. Read the original here. Fort Gr...
The Battle of Gettysburg in the Round: Brooklyn’s Lost Cyclorama
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2015. Read the original here. The Bat...
From Rope Making to Artists and Small Business: The Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. Greenpo...
Slee & Bryson: Architects for the Modern Age
Ever since architecture became a legitimate and fast-growing profession in the latter decades of th...
A Magnificent Home for the Disadvantaged Boys of Early 20th Century Brooklyn
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. St. Vin...
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