GO, GO, GOWANUS

BROOKLYN'S SWAMP THING COULD BECOME VIABLE NEIGHBORHOOD

January 24, 2008 -- Once upon a time, the Gowanus Canal was a vital pipeline to burgeoning Brooklyn. Factories crowded its banks, and those building surrounding neighborhoods such as Park Slope got their brownstones, cement, paint and other materials straight from this 1½-mile-long man-made watercourse.