A Day of Remembrance and Celebration: The History of Memorial Day in Brooklyn
Editors note: This post originally ran in 2013 and has been updated. You can read the previous post ...
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.
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 o...
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...
Parties, Gossip and Too Much Brew: How 19th Century Brooklynites Celebrated the New Year
Editor's note: This post has been updated. Read the original post here. For those following the ...
A Tale of Two Brooklyns: A Children’s Christmas in 1899
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. Many of...
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...
How 19th Century Brooklynites Spent Their Day of Thanks
Editors note: This post originally ran in 2015 and has been updated. You can read the previous post ...
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