Building of the Day: 605 Park Place
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Park Place Station, Franklin Avenue Shuttle Addre...
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.
Walkabout: The Great Defalcation, Part 2
Read Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. We don’t hear the work “defalcation” use...
Building of the Day: 223 Jay Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: The Cathedral Basilica of St. James Address: 223 Ja...
Queenswalk: Astoria’s Sohmer Piano Factory
It’s hard to believe, but in 1872 there were 171 piano manufacturers in New York City alone. The...
Building of the Day: 91 Pennsylvania Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former East New York Savings Bank, now M&T Bank ...
Walkabout: The Great Defalcation, Part 1
Read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. On a warm summer day in July, 1873, Ethelbert ...
Building of the Day: 261-267 Meserole Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Factory Address: 261-267 Meserole Street Cross Str...
Building of the Day: 494 East 16th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Free standing bungalow Address: 494 East 16th Stree...
Past and Present: Charles Strohm & Sons, Plumber, Atlantic Avenue
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Atlantic Avenue used to be Atlantic Street. Between the riv...
Building of the Day: 577 Vanderbilt Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Tenement building Address: 577 Vanderbilt Avenue C...
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