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Gowanus Canal Boat Tour

12604883133_9e70dda277_oFollowing the successive openings of the Erie Canal in 1825 and Brooklyn’s Atlantic Basin in 1841, the Gowanus Canal grew to become the busiest commercial waterway in the United States for almost four decades, from 1915 through the early 1950s. Today, the canal is contaminated from this past intensive industrial use, as well as ongoing dumping from the city sewage system, but there are ambitious plans for its restoration and redevelopment. Join David Briggs, Director of Gowanus by Design, and Andrea Parker, Director of Gowanus Canal Conservancy, along with representatives from the US Environmental Protection Agency working on the canal’s cleanup, for a boat tour along “Brooklyn’s coolest SuperFUNd Site” to learn about how one of New York City’s most polluted waterways is being reimagined for future generations as a model for 21st century urban planning.











When: Thu., Aug. 6, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Where: Open House New York
Venues vary
212-991-6470
Price: $40
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12604883133_9e70dda277_oFollowing the successive openings of the Erie Canal in 1825 and Brooklyn’s Atlantic Basin in 1841, the Gowanus Canal grew to become the busiest commercial waterway in the United States for almost four decades, from 1915 through the early 1950s. Today, the canal is contaminated from this past intensive industrial use, as well as ongoing dumping from the city sewage system, but there are ambitious plans for its restoration and redevelopment. Join David Briggs, Director of Gowanus by Design, and Andrea Parker, Director of Gowanus Canal Conservancy, along with representatives from the US Environmental Protection Agency working on the canal’s cleanup, for a boat tour along “Brooklyn’s coolest SuperFUNd Site” to learn about how one of New York City’s most polluted waterways is being reimagined for future generations as a model for 21st century urban planning.

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