From Redlining to Predatory Lending: A Secret Economic History of Brooklyn
You may have heard the term “redlining” in discussions of neighborhoods like Bed Stuy or East Ne...
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Queen Anne Style: America’s Flamboyant and Fantastic Architectural Melting Pot
Poor Queen Anne! Her name is synonymous with the catchall of architectural style -- a flamboyant an...
Feast Your Eyes on the Finest Luxury Apartment Buildings of Gilded Age Brooklyn
There’s nothing like a Gilded Age apartment to set the heart racing -- or to inspire a swap fo...
The Inspiring Story of Weeksville, One of America’s First Free Black Communities
Imagine being told your entire life that you were not really a citizen of your town or country. Imag...
Closing Bell: Stuyvesant Heights Tour
Brownstoner columnist Suzanne Spellen and commenter and fellow architectural history expert Morg...
Walkabout: About Those Windows, Part 4
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 5 of this story. If you live in the later brownstone neighborh...
Brooklyn’s Architects: Stanford White, Part 1
There were a number of fine architects and firms that shaped the physical parameters of what we ...
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