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The 130-plus-year-old Domino Sugar Refinery might be on its way down, but one urban photographer wants to make sure the Williamsburg waterfront property lives on.
Paul Raphaelson posted a video on Kickstarter highlighting the photographs he’s taken of the dipalated factory. He’s looking to publish a book featuring photos of the abandoned site, which once accounted for a hefty sum of America’s sugar production. But to do that, he says in the video, he has to foot part of the bill. His goal is to raise $7,400 in the next 33 days.
Two Trees Management is converting the site into a five-building mixed-use community. The developer broke ground in March on the first residential building, as Commercial Observer reported.
