Lavender Lake: Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Allison Prete
Buddy Scotto
Meg Belichick
Harry Pontone
Ben Longstreth
Spencer Finch
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Synopsis
South Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, opened in 1866, was once hailed as "one of the shortest and most important waterways in the world." It was also known as the dirtiest and was dubbed "Lavender Lake." Almost immediately after it opened, local residents called for it to be flushed out or filled in. One Hundred and thirty years of raw sewage, toxic sludge, drowned dogs, and dumped corpses later, the community continues to fight to clean up the Gowanus.
Director
Allison Prete
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States April 1999
Shown at New York Women's Film Festival April 22-25, 1999.
Broadcast in USA over Thirteen/WNET February 13, 2000.
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at New York Women's Film Festival April 22-25, 1999.)
