Lot with a view
The Batcave
http://althouse.blogspot.com/2006/10/bat-cave.html
Carroll St. Bridge
Stagqueduct
DART I
Liquefied
The Unthinkable
Union St. Bridge
Submerged Steel Girder
Bond & 3rd St
I almost fell over the edge of the canal getting these next few shots. For those of you who know about my irrational fears, you know how harrowing this set was to capture…
Dead End – Bond St.
This poor plastic bag got snagged on some form of detrius on the bottom of the canal
Kentile Floors Reverse
9th St. Trestle
Even rainwater turns toxic in Gowanus…
Overblown
The Vichar/Abadi Warehouse at 455 Smith Street. Demolition began in February, but a “Full Stop Work Order for HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS and LACK OF PUBLIC PROTECTION” was issued shortly after. As you’ll see from the series below, it appears as though they got most of the work done…
More from Gowanus Lounge:
C.A.S.H.
No Escape
Passerby
F Train
Kentile Floors Side View – Founded in 1898, it once billed itself as “America’s largest manufacturers of super-resilient floor tile”. It went out of business in the late ’90′s but the sign remains…
Wreckage
DART II
Banks’ Trestle
Looking SW
Cement Funnel
Golden Gowanus
Smith St
One of the hot topics in the area is whether or not to declare the canal a “Superfund Site”. This would mean that the government would donate significant resources to cleaning up the canal as it poses a potential hazard to those living around it. The mayor and local developers are against the declaration because it could decrease the value of property in the area. Good to know they care about the well-being of Gowanus residents!
Hoopties – 9th St
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Old vs. New – 4th Ave & 8th St
