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One of the most under-appreciated neon signs in the city sits on the West wall of the abandoned Domino Sugar Plant on the East River. Today we're giving it some love, in the form of a link to this flickr slideshow, and this oilpainting, and this peek into the factory. Does anyone know what's going on with the building? We haven't heard anything about it since last year, when the factory was sold.

The Domino Sugar Plant in Williamsburg has been bought. The NY Times reports that developers have not disclosed what the plant will be, but notes that one of the partners, Isaac Katan, is a "Brooklyn developer who has helped gentrify Fourth Avenue in Park Slope", while the other partner, C.P.C. Resources, has experience in rehabilitation of older apartments. The article also notes that when the plant stopped sugar production (but remained open) last August, City Planning department had wanted to keep the plant for manufacturing, but things might have changed. Gothamist knows this much: The views from the plant would be really spectacular, whether residential or a commercial property...it would be cool to put a museum there, the way the Tate Modern, DIA Beacon and Mass MoCA are in old plants. But that doesn't do much to ensure blue collar jobs, so we'll be curious to see how planning officials and developers address the issue.

The Domino Sugar Plant in Williamsburg closes today. The American Sugar Refining Co. bought the plant in 2001, but not says the Brooklyn plant "was not equipped to compete with its plants in Baltimore, Yonkers, N.Y., and outside New Orleans." Two hundred people will lose their jobs.