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Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)
36. Another vote for Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, which is a Superfund site:
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 03:05 PM
Aug 2019

The oozing sludge on its bottom is referred to as black mayonnaise. It's also cooked up a few of its very own strains of bacteria.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowanus_Canal

The canal arose in the mid-19th century from local tidal wetlands and freshwater streams. By the end of the 19th century, heavy industrial use had caused large amounts of pollutants to drain into the Gowanus Canal. Various attempts to remove the pollution or dilute the canal's water have failed. Even though most industrial tenants stopped using the Gowanus Canal in the middle of the 20th century, the pollution was never remedied. By the 1990s, it was recognized as one of the most polluted bodies of water in the United States. Owing to pollution with high ratios of fecal coliforms, deadly proportions of pathogens, and a low concentration of oxygen, it is generally seen as incompatible with marine life. A variety of extremophiles have been observed in the Gowanus Canal as well.


A view of it in Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/32nxWxntoR8QPE8J6
no street. Maybe a sewer tunnel. nt TeamPooka Aug 2019 #1
But sewer tunnels are useful leftieNanner Aug 2019 #6
Whatever street leads to the city dump. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2019 #2
We can rename Fresh Kills after him struggle4progress Aug 2019 #3
Trump hills Midnightwalk Aug 2019 #5
the road that leads to the county dump...or some alley samnsara Aug 2019 #4
I hear most NYC dumps Dirty Socialist Aug 2019 #9
Is there a dead end alley? Delmette2.0 Aug 2019 #7
The road to the sewage treatment plant Hekate Aug 2019 #8
Hudson River Greenway ornotna Aug 2019 #17
Is there one that's under water? marble falls Aug 2019 #10
That motherfucker doesn't deserve to have ANYTHING named after him. GoCubsGo Aug 2019 #11
Blow avenue...since he's so full of hot air...nt SWBTATTReg Aug 2019 #12
How about the block of Waverly Place... SeattleVet Aug 2019 #13
Are you sure about that? jmowreader Aug 2019 #21
Also right around the corner from Stonewall nt sir pball Aug 2019 #25
Is there an especially stinky stockyard? nt Laffy Kat Aug 2019 #14
Whichever one they choose. Name it Redacted Blvd. KentuckyWoman Aug 2019 #15
Wall Street, after it crashes. Meadowoak Aug 2019 #16
The street leading to Riker's Island meow2u3 Aug 2019 #18
That was my suggestion. jmowreader Aug 2019 #22
It would have to be a back alley. Shit Stain alley. nt Hotler Aug 2019 #19
What street is fox news on? Joe941 Aug 2019 #20
6th Avenue. John Fante Aug 2019 #31
Maybe 86th Street TXN in WA Aug 2019 #23
The Gowanus Canal sir pball Aug 2019 #24
None. nt VarryOn Aug 2019 #26
Damnation Alley, without a doubt. Anon-C Aug 2019 #27
I'll make a suggestion for Chicago, with a slight spelling... 3catwoman3 Aug 2019 #28
A street in the red light district? With alleys named for his escort wife and the 3 'advisor' kids. keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #29
The roads past the airports shenmue Aug 2019 #30
The public toilet at 35th & 6th Recursion Aug 2019 #32
Pretty sure I saw a transfer station on the west side near the river... ExciteBike66 Aug 2019 #33
Keep his name off of anything. Let his name die. LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #34
any streets go off a pier and into a swamp? because that best represents what he and his followers Takket Aug 2019 #35
Another vote for Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, which is a Superfund site: Princess Turandot Aug 2019 #36
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