Author: Fred King

Seventy four year old photographer, cancer survivor living in Seattle, WA. Currently under going Chemotherapy and soon to start one year of Immunotherapy. Update: 24 Aug 2025: Ten months of immunotherapy completed. ☑️ Now will continue immunotherapy "indefinitely" ( as of October 2025).

Gowanus Canal-#3

On By Fred KingIn New YorkLeave a comment

Third Street Bridge with various shots in different directions. I was surprised to see the Consolidated Freightways trailers ( CF ) as that freight forwarding company went suddenly bankrupt 10+ years ago. Here is a link to a video on the canal.

Gowanus Canal

On By Fred KingIn buildings, New York1 Comment

Abandoned building, scrap metal business, section of the canal and dead rat floating near the 3rd St. Bridge. In the background of the image of the canal turning a corner you can see an elevated section of track/trestle for the F Train. The red brick building with no windows is a couple of blocks from the Gowanus Canal, but seemed to fit into the general environment you see as you walk towards the canal itself.

The canal is now an EPA Superfund Site. If you click on the link the Wikipedia page will have a map of the canal area on the right side of the page. Where we walked that afternoon was down 3rd St. up a couple of blocks to Carroll Gardens and then returned via Carroll St and Carroll St. Bridge.

Red Tulip

On By Fred KingIn blossoms, Portland, red, tulipsLeave a comment

Thought I would post a photo from last week before I continue with the New York photos. Over the next few days I will be posting images from around the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The Gowanus Canal has been covered by a score of good photographers, in fact one evening, while I was shooting, I ran into a photographer from Atlanta, Ga. scouting out sights to shoot. My regret is that I didn’t have enough time to investigate more of the canal than I did as I had very limited time to work with.

St. Paul’s Chapel

On By Fred KingIn Manhattan, New YorkLeave a comment

Adjacent to Ground Zero is St. Paul’s  Chapel. There is a cemetery on the grounds as well and the chapel. I think it has become the unofficial gathering place for visitors searching out the location of some of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. People from all over the world gravitate to this location.