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Springtime @ Gowanus Canal
Brooklyn, NY - GGP - Wednesday, May 11th, 2005 : goo
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A recent springtime afternoon dragged me away from my desk and on a long walk to & around the Gowanus Canal. A pair of pigeons billing and cooing had found the perfect urban-romantic spot to bask in the sun.
The brick-work below was lovely in a sad, archaic sort of way. I felt the presence of people who worked with their hands and managed to evoke a solid, simple beauty from functional structures...which I guess for me is the emotional appeal of visual vignettes like this one. Looking at all the new structures going up in my neighborhood now, there is no trace of this sort of pride and appreciation of beauty. It's hard not to think a kind of madness has gripped us when we tear down old brick beauties and put up flat, psychologically monodimensional boxes for people to live and work in. We are what we build.
Soft reflections of hard, hard things.
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Jamie: 11th May 2005 - 13:05 GMT
you've certainly got the hang of posting articles now! like the photos, canals suit me for some reason. i've been checking out my local waterways lately and found great interest in their human customization. also, i totally like the reflected blue sky in the last photo, it makes me feel happy.
Peter: 11th May 2005 - 13:18 GMT
cool! ahh, brooklyn... i posted some photos of this area, roughly, also... theyre posted here...
Anonymous (HANLONE01.IESP.ED.NYU.EDU): 22nd Sep 2005 - 23:09 GMT
On October 27, 2005 we invite you to attend our Blues and Cruise Party festival including Live music, all you can eat BBQ from Schnack, sunset canoe tours of the Gowanus Canal and a visit from Billy Bones, the friendly pirate, starting at 6:30pm. Visit www.gowanuscanal.org today to purchase advance discounted tickets while they last!
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