ghost streams of the gowanus urban arts project draft, 2011
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This is a preliminary exploration of the recreation of the course of historic Gowanus Creek accross the industrial landscape, by restoring buried cobbles under now tarred street beds. The aim is improve the rainwater permeability of street end pedestrian plazas and irrigate fractal rain gardens. Based on a conversation between Eymund Diegel, Ray Howell (Dredgers) and Hans Hesselein (GCC)TRANSCRIPT
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Coles MillPondColes MillPond
Denton’s(Yellow) Mill Pond
Denton’s(Yellow) Mill Pond
Freeke’s Mill PondFreeke’s Mill Pond
1st StreetBasin1st StreetBasin
4th StreetBasin4th StreetBasin
7th StreetBasin7th StreetBasin
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Bringing back the Ghost Streams of the GowanusA project to mark the historical edges of Gowanus creek by using rain water permeable paving stones at new street end sponge parks and rain gardens. On blocks further upland the creek’s course would be marked by double rows of granite pavers, acting as tra�c calming devices and memory markers.
GCCBioswale(built)
GCCBioswale(built)
Gowanus DredgersWater Dock(built)
Gowanus DredgersWater Dock(built)
GCC 1st StBioswale(proposed)
GCC 1st StBioswale(proposed)
Whole FoodsPark(proposed)
Whole FoodsPark(proposed)
Degraw Green Street(built)
Degraw Green Street(built)
GCC Degraw Bioswale(proposed)
GCC Degraw Bioswale(proposed)
Gowanus GreenPark(proposed)
Gowanus GreenPark(proposed)
GCCDCWater Center(proposed)
GCCDCWater Center(proposed)
Gowanus Creek, as shown on the 1766 Ratzer Map Gowanus or Old Porte RoadGowanus Tidal Marsh
base: 2004 Aerialoverlay [email protected] 2011
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Bringing back the Ghost Streams of the GowanusA project to mark the historical edges of Gowanus creek by using rain water permeable paving stones at new street end sponge parks and rain gardens. On blocks further upland the creek’s course would be marked by double rows of granite pavers, acting as tra�c calming devices and memory markers.
GCCBioswale(built)
GCCBioswale(built)
Gowanus DredgersWater Dock(built)
Gowanus DredgersWater Dock(built)
GCC 1st StBioswale(proposed)
GCC 1st StBioswale(proposed)
Whole FoodsPark(proposed)
Whole FoodsPark(proposed)
Degraw Green Street(built)
Degraw Green Street(built)
GCC Degraw Bioswale(proposed)
GCC Degraw Bioswale(proposed)
Gowanus GreenPark(proposed)
Gowanus GreenPark(proposed)
GCCDCWater Center(proposed)
GCCDCWater Center(proposed)
PondColes MillPond
Denton’s(Yellow) Mill Pond
Denton’s(Yellow) Mill Pond
Freeke’s Mill PondFreeke’s Mill Pond
1st StreetBasin1st StreetBasin
4th StreetBasin4th StreetBasin
7th StreetBasin7th StreetBasin
Now Filled Section
Now Filled Section Now Filled Section
Now Filled Section
Now Filled Section
Now Filled Section
Gowanus Creek, as shown on the 1766 Ratzer Map Proposed Porous Cobble Areas or Cobble Outlined Ghost Markers
picture: Ghost Stream at Gowanus Canal & 9th Street, 12 October 2010, base: 2004 Aerial, overlay by [email protected], February 2011