[Photo courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Garden]
This is, per the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s photo archive the “Gowanus Canal Children’s Garden, 1920, supervised by BBG graduate, A. J. Boylan of 1914 class.” We take no credit for locating this. That goes to Brenda Becker, who produces the always engaging and wonderful A Year in the Park blog. The original image can be found here.
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1 rick // Oct 28, 2008 at 9:52 pm
What you call gowanus was south brooklyn for over 100 yrs thought you might like to know. Or are you listening to the real estate agents that just want your money?
2 FROGG // Nov 3, 2008 at 11:33 am
And if you read someof the articles in the old Daily Eagle–at the Brooklyn Public Lib; you find the neighborhood name, Gowanus, being applied to the Green Wood –Sunset Park area. From the photo, it’s hard to tell just where this garden was located. Maybe the BBG has more info in their archives.