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Domino factory from the Brooklyn side. Notice the crouching photographer in the street. He is the little black dot under the smokestack in the street lights. This picture was used for The L Magazine cover shot.©2010 harlan erskine — Domino factory from the Brooklyn side. Notice the crouching photographer in the street. He is the little black dot under the smokestack in the street lights. This picture was used for The L Magazine cover shot.
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Domino Sugar Factory

September 10, 2010 in Brooklyn, my pictures, New York, Photography, publications, tear sheet

In a recent issue of The L Magazine (Vol. 8 No. 17 August 18 – August 31), I photographed their lead cover article, “Williamsburg’s Last Domino: A Gentrification Time Bomb?.” Here are the images from that story and several additional shots below.

Domino factory from the Manhattan side. From The L Magazine's web article.©2010 harlan erskine — Domino factory from the Manhattan side. From The L Magazine's web article.
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Domino factory from on the Williamsburg Bridge. This picture was used in The L Magazine's print article.©2010 harlan erskine — Domino factory from on the Williamsburg Bridge. This picture was used in The L Magazine's print article.
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Domino Sugar Factory from the Manhattan side, framed by the arches of the Williamsburg Bridge.©2010 harlan erskine — Domino Sugar Factory from the Manhattan side, framed by the arches of the Williamsburg Bridge.
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The view from on the Williamsburg Bridge of rotting Domino Sugar factory.©2010 harlan erskine — The view from on the Williamsburg Bridge of rotting Domino Sugar factory.
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Domino Factory framed by the Williamsburg Bridge from the Manahattan side.©2010 harlan erskine — Domino Factory framed by the Williamsburg Bridge from the Manahattan side.
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Domino Sugar factory in its current state is a living canvas of art.©2010 harlan erskine — Domino Sugar factory in its current state is a living canvas of art.
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The Domino Sugar factory entrance, still in use by guards and who knows who else. I wonder who employs them? What do they think about the factory and the proposals to convert it into glass box condos?©2010 harlan erskine — The Domino Sugar factory entrance, still in use by guards and who knows who else. I wonder who employs them? What do they think about the factory and the proposals to convert it into glass box condos?
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Domino Sugar factory. Entrance door detail.©2010 harlan erskine — Domino Sugar factory. Entrance door detail.
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