Gowanus Canal changes

Gowanus Canal on July 29, 2020, rebuilding the bulkheads along the western bank above the Carroll Street bridge as part of the EPA Superfund project. The current cost of the overall cleanup plan is estimated to be over $1.5 billion, and the entire project won’t be completed until mid-2023. The Gowanus Canal is located in one of the densest population centers in America.

Gowanus Canal changes

New bulkheads are constructed along the shore at the head of the Gowanus Canal beyond the Union Street bridge in July 2020. As of November 2020, the Superfund cleanup was fully underway and recreational boating was banned.

Gowanus Canal changes

Gowanus Canal on July 29, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last of the graffiti on the Carroll Street Bridge.

Gowanus Canal changes

Gowanus Canal on July 29, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most memorable buildings along the Gowanus Canal has vanished. The Alex Figliola building was torn down destroying a graffiti canvas that covered the canal-side wall of their warehouse. The former Con-Ed powerhouse and soon to be Powerhouse Arts s is being renovated in background.

Gowanus Canal during Covid-19

The Powerhouse Workshop above the Gowanus Canal on March 9, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, by the Carroll Street Bridge. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Powerhouse, is now being restored by architects Herzog & de Meuron, with the backing of a nonprofit and developer Joshua Rechnitz. Also known as The Batcave, this monumental structure dates back to at least 1902, and is not yet landmarked. It was also one of the most polluted pieces of property along the shoreline. The Powerhouse Workshop will be a contemporary industrial fabrication center established to serve the working needs of artists. Affordable and accessible space for industry and production is increasingly scarce in New York City. Fabrication shops in wood, metal, ceramics, textiles and printmaking will provide sophisticated production capabilities and support risk-taking and exploration for artists In Powerhouse’s new Gowanus home.

Gowanus Canal Dredging

The former Central Power Station of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company building, commonly known as the Batcave. A brownfield site, it was a heavy polluter of the waterway. It has been cleaned and will soon be home to Powerhouse Arts, housing space and equipment for woodworking, metalworking, ceramics, printmaking, and fiber arts, as well as exhibition space.

Gowanus Canal during Covid-19

The banks of the Gowanus Canal on March 23, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, are cleared and dredging is underway between the Third Street and Carroll Street bridges.. The renovation of the Powerhouse Arts is well underway. The current cost of the overall cleanup plan is estimated to be over $1.5 billion, and the entire project won’t be completed until mid-2023.

Gowanus Canal during Covid-19

The banks of the Gowanus Canal on March 23, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, are cleared and dredging is underway between the Third Street and Carroll Street bridges.. The renovation of the Powerhouse Arts is well underway. The current cost of the overall cleanup plan is estimated to be over $1.5 billion, and the entire project won’t be completed until mid-2023.

Gowanus Canal during Covid-19

The banks of the Gowanus Canal on March 23, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, are cleared and dredging is underway between the Third Street and Carroll Street bridges.. The renovation of the Powerhouse Arts is well underway. The current cost of the overall cleanup plan is estimated to be over $1.5 billion, and the entire project won’t be completed until mid-2023.

Gowanus Canal during Covid-19

The banks of the Gowanus Canal on March 23, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, are cleared and dredging is underway between the Third Street and Carroll Street bridges.. The renovation of the Powerhouse Arts is well underway. The current cost of the overall cleanup plan is estimated to be over $1.5 billion, and the entire project won’t be completed until mid-2023.

Gowanus Canal changes

Gowanus Canal on July 29, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the mowt memorable buildings along the Gowanus Canal has vanished. The Alex Figliola building was torn down destroying a graffiti canvas that covered the canal-side wall of their warehouse.

Gowanus Canal changes

Rebuilding the bulkheads along the Gowanus Canal on July 29, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Bulkhead installation along the west bank at the Carroll Street Bridge.

Gowanus Canal changes

Gowanus Canal on July 29, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most memorable buildings along the Gowanus Canal has vanished. The Alex Figliola building was torn down destroying a graffiti canvas that covered the canal-side wall of their warehouse. The historic Carroll Street Bridge and the Pioneer Works building is all that remains on the E=eastern bank... For Now.

Beginning of the End

High rises are all that is left on the shore of the Gowanus Canal at the historic Carroll Street bridge in October 2020. The oldest retractible bridge in New York City is dwarfed by residential buildings that are sprouting in place of the warehouse and manufacturing buildings that lined its banks in a different age.

Gowanus Canal changes

Gowanus Canal onOctober 25, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the mowt memorable buildings along the Gowanus Canal has vanished. The Alex Figliola building was torn down destroying a graffiti canvas that covered the canal-side wall of their warehouse.

Gowanus Canal changes

Gowanus Canal on October 25, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most memorable buildings along the Gowanus Canal has vanished. The Alex Figliola building was torn down destroying a graffiti canvas that covered the canal-side wall of their warehouse. Replaced by a sign on the bridge giving a scene from "The Irishman"

Gowanus Canal Dredging

EPA dredging the Gowanus Canal on January 12, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, by the Carroll Street Bridge. The current cost of the overall cleanup plan is estimated to be over $1.5 billion, and the entire project won’t be completed until mid-2023.

Gowanus Canal Dredging

EPA begins dredging the Gowanus Canal on November 18, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, by the Carroll Street Bridge. The current cost of the overall cleanup plan is estimated to be over $1.5 billion, and the entire project won’t be completed until mid-2023.

Gowanus Canal Dredging

EPA begins dredging the Gowanus Canal on November 18, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, by the Carroll Street Bridge. The current cost of the overall cleanup plan is estimated to be over $1.5 billion, and the entire project won’t be completed until mid-2023.

Gowanus Canal Dredging

EPA begins dredging the Gowanus Canal on November 18, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, by the Carroll Street Bridge. The current cost of the overall cleanup plan is estimated to be over $1.5 billion, and the entire project won’t be completed until mid-2023.

Gowanus Canal Dredging

EPA begins dredging the Gowanus Canal on November 18, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, by the Carroll Street Bridge. The current cost of the overall cleanup plan is estimated to be over $1.5 billion, and the entire project won’t be completed until mid-2023. The Gowanus Canal is located in one of the densest population centers in America.