The sign didn’t enjoy the same landmark protections the refinery itself had.
According to Untapped Cities, officials overseeing the proposed plans in 2009 requested a spot for the iconic sign, which had been moved to the roof of another remaining building. One local “type-setting geek” told Baltimore Magazine that every letter in the old sign from 1951 was “a work of art, keeping in mind there was no technology for reproducing an image to scale in those days.”Īncillary buildings around the Brooklyn site were destroyed after 2003 to prepare for eventual redevelopment. Another factory remains up and running in Baltimore their updated sign just unveiled last spring. Photo: Wes Tarca, courtesy of Two Trees.īrooklyn’s defunct Domino plant was once America’s largest. For generations of employees and residents, the sign signaled Williamsburg was nigh with brilliant yellow lights and that unmistakable typeface.ĭomino Sugar sign detail.
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The Thomas Havemeyer building served as the actual sugar refinery at the plant’s full 11-acre campus from its construction in 1882 until 2003, just before operations moved to Yonkers. “The aluminum is also significantly lighter,” Dave Lombino of Two Trees, the firm behind the redevelopment, told Artnet News. Towering a combined 30 feet, the new sign matches the original’s exact dimensions, trading neon for eco-friendly LED lights with increased wattage. The “Sugar” part of the new sign has been done since November, but the more intricate “Domino” portion was just completed.
It also marked one last milestone in 2022 for redevelopment at the former refinery, which was last open to the public in 2014 for Kara Walker’s A Subtlety, a 35-foot-tall Sphinx-like sugar sculpture, in the space’s Syrup Shed. Some other companies also were receiving calls about supplying sugar if Domino was unable to fulfill orders.A beloved monument returned to the Brooklyn skyline without pomp or circumstance last night when the Domino Sugar sign was quietly relit atop the Thomas Havemeyer building’s new barrel vaulted glass roof, illuminating the Williamsburg waterfront for the first time in eight years. Trade sources indicated orders were being rerouted as needed from other Domino facilities, with some cancellations and delays also noted, but that Domino customers were being covered. “We remain committed to continuing to supply our customers at this time.” “We are confident that the talent and dedication of the Baltimore refinery’s employees will ensure the refinery will quickly overcome this challenge,” said Luis Fernandez, co-president of ASR Group. It’s estimated to produce in excess of 1 million tons of refined sugar annually and is seen as possibly the most critical refinery in the Northeast. The Baltimore refinery is a major supplier of all types of cane sugar to the Northeast, including industrial, retail and foodservice. The shed became fully engulfed and partially collapsed. Firefighters were called around 3:00 Eastern Time on April 20. Initial reports indicated the fire had spread into the refinery via a conveyor belt that moves raw sugar, but that apparently was not the case.
“No injuries occurred, and employees began to return to work on Wednesday (April 21), when full power was restored to the refinery.” “The fire that began in the raw sugar shed was confined to the shed, a free-standing structure, and did not enter or damage the refinery itself,” ASR said. Clean-up efforts began April 22 in and around the raw sugar shed where the fire occurred. The cause of the fire still was under investigations. “Full operations will be restored as soon as possible,” ASR said.Ī vessel loaded with raw sugar was locally available at the Annapolis anchorage and was ready to return to the refinery.
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