Food for Brooklyn: The Story of the Great Wallabout Market
Editor’s note: This story originally ran in 2014 and has been updated. You can read the previous p...
Tag: Suzanne Spellen
A Library for All: The Story of Brooklyn’s Central Library, Decades in the Making
It would be hard to imagine growing up without a public library. No matter if you are in a large cit...
From Dutch Farmland to Romanesque Revival Row House: A History of 68 Midwood Street
By Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris) The creation of modern day Lefferts Manor in Prospec...
The Grand and Mysterious Willoughby Avenue Mansion of Grocer Jacob Dangler
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. The hou...
From Practical to Ornamental: The History of Dressing Windows
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. Those of ...
The Hiram S. Thomas Story: Brownstones, Potato Chips, Black Excellence in 19th Century Brooklyn
The full-service restaurant and dining out for pleasure is a 19th century invention, born of the pre...
Living the Good Life on Eastern Parkway
Developed in the early 20th century, a time when the apartment house was coming into its own, Easter...
One Man’s Early 20th Century ‘Castle’ in Prospect Park South
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. This ho...
Entertaining Brooklyn: The History of Grand Prospect Hall
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. Brookly...
Major Talent: Parfitt Brothers Make Their Mark on Brooklyn
Deep in the heart of Somerset, the town of Frome in England is renowned for the caliber of its woven...
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