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Union Bank, Temple Bar Building, Court Street. 1908. Photo: New York Public Library. Mr. Davi...

By Suzanne Spellen 10/20/2011 0

Researching the architectural and historic origins of the Mechanics and Traders Bank Building ...

By Suzanne Spellen 10/18/2011 1

Photo: First AME Zion Church, McDonough at Tompkins. Bedford Stuyvesant. Home of this congregation...

By Suzanne Spellen 10/06/2011 0

Great architecture is a timeless and wonderful part of the human experience. Like any fine art and t...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/29/2011 7

When last we saw the Van Nostrand party, in the summer of 1889, Fanny Van Nostrand, her cousin...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/27/2011 1

For the wealthy young people of Brooklyn in the Gilded Age, nothing was more important than a ...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/22/2011 1

As everyone knows, most of the named streets in our fair city are named after famous people, o...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/20/2011 1

In writing these pieces about Brooklyn’s history, more and more I realize how small, unconne...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/15/2011 0

Clinton Hill was one of the most exclusive and expensive neighborhoods in Brooklyn during the latter...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/13/2011 1

The story of Luna Park, the third and youngest of the “Big Three” amusement parks in Coney...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/08/2011 0

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