16 May 2011

hipster houseboats


The Off-Gridder from Yardena Schwartz on Vimeo.
Williamsburg lofts have apparently gone the way of the Misshapes; the new waterfront mecca for hipsters are houseboats on the Gowanus Canal. Undeterred by a warning from the EPA that merely falling into the canal can be toxic — perhaps due to raw sewage, PCBs, and gonorrhea found therein — a group of new bohemians have been living on four houseboats there for the past year. City agencies have yet to rule on the legality of the living arrangement, but that hasn't stopped twenty-somethings, docked behind a truck lot off President and Bond Streets, from calling it home sweet home. (via)

3 comments:

DJV said...

does direct tv count as off the grid? seriously?

Unknown said...

I was totes expecting this:

http://therumpus.net/2011/05/post-grad-hipsters-guide-to-inhabitable-u-s-cities/

Liz said...

2011 adam looks totes miz.

 
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