A Brooklyn Life has this story about the new Whole Foods at Third Avenue and 3rd Street.

Brooklyn Papers
is reporting that the construction of Whole Foods at 3rd Avenue and 3rd
Street in Gowanus/Park Slope has been delayed–again–by the slow
removal of toxic gasoline storage tanks. Looks like they won’t be outta
there until March. The paper also delves into a bit of the site’s
glorious industrial history:

Going back to the 19th century, the land had hosted a lake, a coal yard,
an oil-processing company and a radiator manufacturer. Oh, and it was
also a junkyard at one point. Since excavation began in the fall, a lake
of green water has overtaken the site, a consequence of digging below the water
table…

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