Courtesy of Proteus Gowanus and the New York Public Library, this photo shows landfill moving in to the neighborhood in 1934.
Maps and Gowanus Ephemera
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Jul 12
Industrial Map of New York City, 1922
Even though it’s tough to see Gowanus at this scale, you can see the purple outline around the canal and several manufacturing sites along Gowanus Bay.
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Sep 11
Gowanus Canal Dredgers
This is a photo of the Gowanus Canal Dredgers boathouse along the Canal near 2nd Street, a group of committed canoers who brave the polluted waters of the Gowanus for recreation.
