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Photograph by the food of the future of the demolished dome of the Revere Sugar Refinery (more at Forgotten NY)

The iconic dome of Red Hook's Revere Sugar Refinery will probably disappear sometime in the next couple of weeks. To memorialize this grand and gritty vestige of the neighborhood's industrial past, we'd like to collect pictures of the inside and outside of the factory. Please add yours in the links. The ones above come to us via GC, who wrote in last night:

Red Hook, by F. Trainer. Reminder: you can contribute photos to Gothamist by tagging them "gothamist" on Flickr, or sending them to photos(@)gothamist (dot) com. Please make sure the photos are at least 640px wide-- it's hard for us to use smaller shots!

Some sad news for fans of New York industrial architecture: demolition permits have been issued for the Revere Sugar Refinery, located on a pier off Beard Street, and sandwiched between the site of the new Fairway and the soon-to-be-built Ikea. The property was recently purchased by Thor Equities, the same company that is working on the "redevelopment" of Coney Island. The site has long been a popular destination for photographers-- but it sounds like if you want to get any last pix, you should probably get down there ASAP. Word from Curbed is that Breeze Demolition trucks are already on the premises, and demolition of the signature dome begins on Friday.