"alley cat photography'
Fame can be found just across the East River....
.... and expensive apartments can now be found in Williamsburg.
A view from the Williamsburg Bridge into what will be the new, gentrified Williamsburg waterfront complex dominated by the Domino Sugar Refinery.
From the mid 1870s until WWII New York dominated sugar production worldwide. The decline in production led the American Sugar Refining Company to sell this relic of New York's industrial past to developers for $55 million in 2004.
Plans to tear down the original factory to build 2200 residential housing units, a waterfront esplanade, retail stores, etc., brought preservationists out to the waterfront in droves. In 2007 the Landmarks Preservation Society came to the rescue by approving landmark status for the original refinery section of the factory and the Domino Sugar sign. Although, several lawsuits pertaining to landmarks status of the entire 11.2 acre complex and surrounding buildings are still pending, according to recent newspaper articles, the development plans are underway.
I wonder if there's anyway to get into that building..........
Fame can be found just across the East River....
.... and expensive apartments can now be found in Williamsburg.
A view from the Williamsburg Bridge into what will be the new, gentrified Williamsburg waterfront complex dominated by the Domino Sugar Refinery.
From the mid 1870s until WWII New York dominated sugar production worldwide. The decline in production led the American Sugar Refining Company to sell this relic of New York's industrial past to developers for $55 million in 2004.
Plans to tear down the original factory to build 2200 residential housing units, a waterfront esplanade, retail stores, etc., brought preservationists out to the waterfront in droves. In 2007 the Landmarks Preservation Society came to the rescue by approving landmark status for the original refinery section of the factory and the Domino Sugar sign. Although, several lawsuits pertaining to landmarks status of the entire 11.2 acre complex and surrounding buildings are still pending, according to recent newspaper articles, the development plans are underway.
I wonder if there's anyway to get into that building..........