Tag: Historical

Walkabout: A Partnership in Brick and Mortar, Part 2

Read Part 1 of this story. Developer Louis F. Seitz was only twenty-five years old, when in t...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/24/2013 0

Walkabout: The Neighborhood Watch

Edward J. McGuire was a very successful builder, developer and business owner. By the early 1900...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/17/2013 1

Walkabout: Stretching Forth the Saving Hand, a True Story, Part Two

Read Part 1 of the story. Like the Biblical Saul on the road to Damascus, William Gibb had a ...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/12/2013 0

Walkabout: Stretching Forth the Saving Hand, a True Story, Part One

Read Part 2 of the story. Sometime in the late 1870s, a group of well-meaning, pious souls es...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/10/2013 0

We Hear “Beserk-Eclectic” But Imperiled 111 Clarkson Has Closed

Neighbors of 111 Clarkson, an exceptional but unfortunately not landmarked late Victorian (1902)...

By Cate Corcoran 09/06/2013 1

Walkabout: Greenpoint’s Edwards Hotel, Part 3

Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. Silas Edwards had two great loves in his life: his wife...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/05/2013 0

Wood Frame Houses Are Gaining a Following

Brooklyn's wooden houses are becoming more popular -- and going up in price -- among would-be bu...

By Cate Corcoran 09/04/2013 0

Walkabout: Greenpoint’s Edwards Hotel, Part 2

Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story. There is something about a hotel that just lends itself...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/03/2013 0

Walkabout: Greenpoint’s Edwards Hotel, Part 1

Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. Since there have been cities and towns, as well as reas...

By Suzanne Spellen 08/29/2013 0

Walkabout: Doctor and the Dyeworks, Part 2

Read Part 1 of this story. The discovery of aniline dye in the 19th century brought bright, p...

By Suzanne Spellen 08/27/2013 1