June 6, 2007: Domino Sugar Refinery
The Domino Sugar Refinery has been an iconic presence on the Brooklyn waterfront since the 1880s. Occupying an 11 acre plot north of the Williamsburg Bridge, the factory has been shuttered since 2004. Recently, a fierce debate has started about the future of the factory buildings-- developers would like to knock them down and replace them with high-rise luxury towers similar to the ones going in the plots north of the site, while neighborhood activists would like to see them preserved and redeveloped as affordable housing.
More Pix:
Nathan Kensinger's Domino Pictures
The Food of the Future's Domino Pictures
Panorama from the Roof, Facing South, on Flickr
MercurialN's Domino Pictures
Related:
History of the Domino Refinery at Waterfront Alliance
Domino Sugar Factory at Wired New York
Jinx Magazine inside the Domino Sugar Refinery
Debating the Future of Domino at AVC
Petition to landmark the Domino buildings
Recent blog posts about Domino at Outside.in
Photos inside the place look great. Can anyone just enter and visit or do you get VIP access?