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Gowanus Canal: DOT Hamilton Plant

This is where New York City's streets come from. Just to the south of Hamilton Avenue on the east bank of the Gowanus Canal is the NYC Department of Transportation's Hamilton Plant where asphalt paving material (asphalt concrete) is made by combining gravel and the thick liquid residue from the distillation of crude oil.

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