The Gowanus Canal: First / Second Streets

Toll Brothers proposed a 450-unit luxury housing development that would sit on the two blocks bounded by Carroll Street on the north, Second Street on the south, Bond Street on the west and the canal on the east. More info on the controversies surrounding this development and the associated rezoning efforts are available from:

The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club have a canoe dock on the west bank of the canal at Second St.

The east bank of the canal between 2nd/3rd Sts is home to a majestic abandoned power plant, complete with some colorful commentary on development plans for the neighborhood. Immediately to the east of it is a former subway power substation at 340 3rd Ave which was the printing plant for the Jewish Press.

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Looking north on Bond Street from 1st St
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1st Street dead end into the west bank of the Gowanus Canal
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1st Street west of the Gowanus Canal
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1st Street west of the Gowanus Canal
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Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, 2nd Street Canoe launch
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2nd Street Canoe launch
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2nd Street Canoe launch
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The bend in the canal between 1st and Caroll Sts
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Water at the canoe launch
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Planter at the canoe launch
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Power plant - 2nd Ave east of the canal
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Power plant
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Power plant
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Power plant
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Power plant
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340 3rd Ave
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340 3rd Ave
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340 3rd Ave with old power plant to the west

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