The Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Archeological & Historical Discussion Issues “Sludgie” Superfund mascot: Anna Martin 2009 What’s “historical” about the Gowanus - besides me ? Gino Muskratelli, Superfund Mascot interview candidate, drawn by Vince Mussachia, 2011 Aerial: 14 March 2012, Doc Searles, via Public Laboratory
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Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Community Advisory Group Archeology Discussion Materials, April 2012
These are maps and notes put together by members of the CAG Archeology Committee highlighting sites and issues of historical importance that should be considered during remediation design of the Canals cleanup. The primary challenge is how the proposed steel pollution control barriers can be integrated with “soft edge” setbacks that celebrate important Battle of Brooklyn sites and restore the timeless natural cycles of the historic wetland flood plain. Prepared by Angela Murphy, Lizzie Olesker and Eymund Diegel from Proteus Hall of the Gowanus and Grassroots Mapping community resources.
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The Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Archeological & Historical Discussion Issues
“Sludgie” Superfund mascot: Anna Martin 2009
What’s “historical” about the Gowanus - besides me ?
Gino Muskratelli, Superfund Mascot interview candidate, drawn by Vince Mussachia, 2011 Aerial: 14 March 2012, Doc Searles, via Public Laboratory
WHAT HAS THE ARCHEOLOGY COMMITTEE BEEN DOING ?
Advises the EPA on Archeologically Sensitive Areas around the Canal
Coordinated input from various Community members on places of Historic Archeological Interest
Organized the October 2011 Walking Tour of the Neighborhood for the EPA and Hunter Research (History Consultants)
Reviewed and Responded to the December 2011 Hunter Research Archeological Report
5TH STREET BASIN: CAN IT’S CONTAMINATED FILL BE CLEANED OUT AND THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY BE RESTORED AS A FLOODWAY CONNECTION TO J.J. BYRNE PARK ?
BOND STREET COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW (RH 35)
Lucas Kronawitter
1766 NATURAL WATER SHED
2011 PIPED SYSTEM
WHAT NEXT ?
- CAG Archeology Committee to be signatory to Memorandum of Agreement: Remediation to be more than “recordation” – wants physical component as well: A HISTORIC WATERFRONT PARK
- GOWANUS HISTORY DAY ; and a Canal waterfront to support it
- Industrial Architecture of the Gowanus FROGG Tours
- Integrating the Sponge Park Plan Critical Sites into Remedial Design
- Outreach about important Sites
- Cleanup Standards need to meet these Future Uses
WHAT DO YOU THINK ?
THE END ?
What’s about MY historic resources ?
This presentation available at: www.proteusgowanus.org in Hall of the Gowanus archive
Gino Muskratelli, by Vince Mussachia, Six Packed Panels, Red Hook Star Revue, 2011