Past and Present: The 6th Assembly District Democratic Club
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. “I wonder what that was.” It’s easy to ask that quest...
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 look at Brooklyn, then and now. “I wonder what that was.” It’s easy to ask that quest...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: New York City Department of Sanitation, District 1...
Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story. The great Harriet Tubman was a tiny little woman, with...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Private house Address: 351 Washington Avenue Cross Streets...
I don’t know about you, but the thought of missiles rising out of their silos on the shores of Q...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Cast iron front stores Address: 567-571 Fulton Stre...
Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. Like Brooklyn, the Capital City area has long been reco...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Fulton Auditorium, then Banco Theater, now re...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 700-718 Putnam Avenue Cross ...
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. An eBay search for photographs came up with this great shot...