I am the Gowanus Canal, the once-great industrial waterway that brough millions of dollars worth of g
I am a 1.8 mile long industrial canal in the heart of Brooklyn; former tidal estuary, I'm extremely polluted but loved by locals and non-Brooklynites across the world.
10/29/2015
Come Dive Into the History of the Gowanus Canal Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal has been called a cesspool and an industrial dumping ground, but it was one of the most important waterways in the history of New York harbor.