The Gowanus canal is a 2-mile-long canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, it was once a vital cargo transportation hub, the canal has seen decreasing use since the mid-20th century, parallel with the decline of domestic waterborne shipping. The canal became a transportation hub for factories and cargo during the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution lead to more people living in the area along the canal. Excess waste was being dumped into the canal. Seven bridges cross the canal, carrying Union Street, Carroll street, Third Street, the NYC subway’s, Culiver viaduct, Ninth Street, Hamilton Avenue, and the Gowanus Expressway from north to south. This Project is my reflection of it watching it change and the Environment around it growing up in this area and see it built into this more developed and nicer place feels quite strange. There is a lot of history within this place. This is my personal journey of learning and discovering as well as documenting this place

 I grew up along the canal so i’ve seen it change over the years with this project i was exploring along the canal where i grew up photographing the way it looks now and wont look like this for much longer. New developments pop up all the time with the gowanus becoming a new “up n coming neighborhood” .