A Memoir on Growing up in Gowanus, Before the Whole Foods

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jun 9

Veteran journalist Vincent Coppola discusses his new memoir, Gowanus Crossing: A Brooklyn Boyhood, which paints a lively portrait of Gowanus and its many eccentric characters, back when it was an Italian American neighborhood. Plus, listeners share their own memories of Gowanus pre-gentrification.

Cover art courtesy of Henry Holt and Co.

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