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A documentary project about the polluted, post-industrial Gowanus Canal area of Brooklyn, New York.

KENTILE FLOORS 2nd Avenue and 9th Street..Kentile was founded by Arthur Kennedy in 1898 and once billed itself as "America's largest manufacturers of super-resilient floor tile." Kentile hung in there till just a couple of years ago following a series of strikes and costly asbestos lawsuits. It's purple neon sign no longer burns brightly but it reminds folks for miles around that there was once a Kentile...dec 21, 2008 A documentary project about the polluted, post-industrial Gowanus Canal area of Brooklyn, New York.

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Angela Jimenez
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The Gowanus Canal
KENTILE FLOORS 2nd Avenue and 9th Street..Kentile was founded by Arthur Kennedy in 1898 and once billed itself as "America's largest manufacturers of super-resilient floor tile." Kentile hung in there till just a couple of years ago following a series of strikes and costly asbestos lawsuits. It's purple neon sign no longer burns brightly but it reminds folks for miles around that there was once a Kentile...dec 21, 2008 A documentary project about the polluted, post-industrial Gowanus Canal area of Brooklyn, New York.