Tag: Gowanus Landmarking

The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated five Gowanus properties as city landmarks, including the Old American Can Factory. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

City landmarks 5 Gowanus buildings, but advocates push for more

October 29 | Lore Croghan

The city Landmarks Preservation Commission designated five Gowanus buildings as individual landmarks...

Five industrial properties in Gowanus — the neighborhood with the toxic but beloved canal — are candidates for city landmark designation. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Development planned at Gowanus arts facility up for landmarking

September 24 | Lore Croghan

Half of the historic Old American Can Factory in Gowanus is a...

The big hunk of junk at the center of the picture is the remains of the S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse’s roof. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Red Hook’s S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse has been torn down

September 4 | Lore Croghan

I saw the death blow that brought down the Bowne building. It...