Bob of Gowanus Lounge Passed Away
March 5th, 2009
We are saddened by the news that our good friend and fellow Brooklyn blogger Bob Guskind has passed away yesterday. He was a pioneer of Brooklyn blogging and we corresponded when both Gowanus Lounge, his blog (now offline), and DumboNYC started. We occasionally saw Bob around Dumbo taking photos and reporting about Dumbo events. We haven’t heard from Bob for a few days, and waiting to hear further news on the cause of his death. We normally exchanged correspondence about news in Brooklyn, and was called by some, the father of Brooklyn blogging for his prolific postings and news about Brooklyn. In the meantime, we extend our sincere condolences to his family and loved ones. The above photo is a photo of a scene at Prospect Park, the last photo he uploaded on March 2 on his flickr page, which he regularly posted on. We will miss you.
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March 5th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
This is very sad news. Gowanus Lounge was, in my opinion, the quintessential Brooklyn blog. Bob will be missed.
March 5th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
So very sad. I hope they bring the site back up so that folks can at least view his archives. It was a great blog.
March 5th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
[...] Hill Blog Crazy Stable Curbed (Bob worked at Curbed until this past January) Dope on the Slope Dumbo NYC Gothamist Living the American Green New York Magazine Not Another F*cking Blog Only the Blog Knows [...]
March 5th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
[...] to Guskind on other Brooklyn blogs can be found at: Dumbo NYC, Only the Blog Knows [...]
March 6th, 2009 at 10:30 am
NY Post is reporting this morning on the apparent cause of death: http://tinyurl.com/ame8ko
March 8th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
wow! Can Lose Stool be far behind? god let’s hope not. much.
March 15th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
R.I.P., Bob.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:01 am
So very sad. I hope they bring the site back up so that folks can at least view his archives. It was a great blog.