Four Views Inside the Domino Sugar Factory
The Domino Sugar Factory has been in the news a lot lately, what with the whole landmarking issue and all. This post speaks less to the merits of landmarking than it does to the visceral power of urban archaeology. In recent days, four of (in our opinion) the best photo bloggers in town infiltrated the…
The Domino Sugar Factory has been in the news a lot lately, what with the whole landmarking issue and all. This post speaks less to the merits of landmarking than it does to the visceral power of urban archaeology. In recent days, four of (in our opinion) the best photo bloggers in town infiltrated the storied complex. Here’s what one of them had to say about being inside the belly of the beast:
Domino still houses hundreds of pieces of heavy industrial equipment. Abandoned offices, lunchrooms, science labs, locker rooms and loading bays are in one building, while another houses floor after floor of vats, boilers and furnaces. Molasses covers every surface, burnt brown sugar cakes the floor, and a sickening sweet stench pervades the entire complex.
The photo above is by F-Trainer but the shots by bluejake, Nathan Kensinger and mercurialn are equally as compelling. Check it.
Domino Sugar Factory And Its Uncertain Future [Gothamist]
Reason for Optimism at Domino Sugar Concert [Brownstoner]
Jason; YOU need to be torn down! Anyone who thinks that the remedy for a smell is demolition just ain’t smart.
Jason; YOU need to be torn down! Anyone who thinks that the remedy for a smell is demolition just ain’t smart.
Jason; YOU need to be torn down! Anyone who thinks that the remedy for a smell is demolition just ain’t smart.
Jason; YOU need to be torn down! Anyone who thinks that the remedy for a smell is demolition just ain’t smart.
The building has to be torn down. It smells. Its a rat’s disneyland.
Surprisingly, there were very few rats and bugs inside the building complex. Perhaps a diet of solid sugar isn’t enough to sustain life.
I agree that some part of this space should saved for future use – a museum would be a good idea, a history center would be good. Brooklyn’s industrial heritage is just to important to erase completely from the map.
Sweet!!
movies of what? zombies enslaving workers to toil in semi-darkness processing human organs?
Now I’m going to have nightmares of having to work in that space.
Great for movie sets…