Ultimate Gowanus, Brooklyn Neighborhood Guide
Gowanus, a light industrial swath of Brooklyn centered around the (potentially, eventuallyclean) Gowanus Canal, is picturesque, with a gritty history dating to the mid-1800s. Today, the neighborhood offers the promise of waterfront property, water-refracted light, old warehouses, and factory buildings with amazing space that are full of potential for revitalization.