Mapping Gowanus

Brooklyn Coastline 2010 1880 1770 Brooklyn Population 1880 1770 2010 2,500,000 600,000 3,600

Historic Brooklyn Coastline

Much of the Brooklyn coastline in Gowanus and Red Hook was created by draining marshlands and filling in the land leading up to a bulkhead. The land of Gowanus at risk of flooding has the same footprint as the original Gowanus Creek.

Brooklyn Population

1770 1770 - 3,600 people

1880 1880 - 600,000 people

2010 2010 - 2,500,000 people