[Photo courtesy of Nate Kensinger]

This is Gowanus in the rain on Saturday night as seen from the Old American Can Factory at Third Avenue and Third Street. The photo comes from GL Contributor Nate Kensinger. What is particularly fascinating about it is that it offers a nice view of the Gowanus Whole Foods site, which encompasses everything from street to canal. Note how green the site is in summer and the extent to which vegetation has reclaimed the site. No work has been done on it in more than a year. The less green land is also part of the site. The building on the lower right is the landmarked Coignet Stone Company Building, which Brownstoner recently noted has been deteriorating as time has gone on.