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DOMINO
PARK
Mega project to
resurrect ruins of 19
century sugar factory
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Like the mythological phoenix rising
from the ashes, new life is being
breathed into the Brooklyn waterfront
on New York’s East River with the
commissioning of a five-acre public park.
Built on the site of the former Domino
Sugar Refinery, the park is a tribute
to the diversity and resiliency of
generations of Domino workers, their
families and their neighbourhood.
(Source: ny.curbed.com)
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Domino Sugar Refinery in 1905.
(Source: brooklyn11211.com)
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