Unearthing the "Ghost Streams" of Gowanus' Past: Eymund Diegel at TEDxGowanus

When Eymund was a boy, his grandmother took him "ghost hunting." They weren't uncovering human spirits but instead looking for the shadows of ancient architecture and landscape. Now, with the use of digital imaging, satellite photography, and historic maps, Eymund has turned his ghost hunting eye to the Gowanus watershed. He hopes to rediscover the original waterways that once intersected the landscape and are now paved over by Brownstone Brooklyn. But these discoveries aren't just a hobbyist's pursuit- the reclamation of these long forgotten springs, rivers, and tributaries could be the key to solving the toxic crisis in and around the Gowanus Canal.

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