Kentile Floors Sign

Iconic Kentile (Floors) Sign May Find Second Life In Redesigned Gowanus Playground

Renderings by Loci Architecture and Gowanus By DesignDoes your stomach still drop when passing over the Gowanus neighborhood as you ride the F/G line because you’re still mourning the loss of the Kentile Floors sign? Since those 13 letters were removed from Brooklyn’s skyline, the Gowanus Alliance

Arts & Culture

Missing The Kentile Floors Sign? Head To Gowanus Souvenir Shop On Saturday To Commiserate (And Celebrate)

Kentile Floors sign model kit by Boundless Brooklyn. (Courtesy of Boundless Brooklyn)Residents from around Brooklyn still look up as they ride the outdoor elevated section of the F/G subway line at the 4th Avenue-9th Street and Smith-9th Streets stops, hoping to catch a glimpse of the iconic sign

Arts & Culture

Meet Author/Illustrator Stephen Savage: Sweet Dreams, Wise Trucks, And Kentile Goodbyes

Stephen Savage. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)My two-year-old son first introduced me to the New York Times best-selling author, illustrator, and Park Slope neighbor Stephen Savage. It started out with The Mixed-Up Truck, Savage’s most recent book which came out in July 2016. The search for

Gowanus Alliance

Kentile Sign May Have New Home Under Subway Tracks

Photo via Gowanus AllianceKentile Floors Sign, the iconic sign that could once be seen from the F train near the Smith-9th Street station, might have a new home underneath the subway tracks. The Gowanus Alliance is hoping to install the dismantled Kentile Floors sign underneath the elevated subway tracks on

Gowanus Alliance

Meet The Kentile ‘K’ Tonight!

Photo by Gowanus AllianceThe Gowanus Alliance is throwing a Kristmas party tonight — and yes, it’s all about that K. To celebrate the season and explain a bit about what they’re working on, the organization will be hosting a part on Friday, December 19 at 5pm at their office

Kentile Floors Sign

Cool, Sad Time Lapse Video Of Kentile Floor Sign Coming Down

Well, the Kentile Floors sign has been completely removed, and while the Gowanus Alliance figures out what to do with it next, Vine user Martin Pavely created a pretty awesome, if a little depressing, time lapse of it coming down. But hey, like we said, it’s not all sad

Brad Lander

Kentile Floors Sign Coming Down, Letters Going To Gowanus Alliance

About a week after scaffolding began going up around the iconic Kentile Floors sign, the owner of the building that it sits on has confirmed it is indeed coming down. However, the letters will live on at another location after they’re donated to the Gowanus Alliance. Council Member Brad