Sweet Ruin: The Brooklyn Domino Sugar Refinery

A project in by Paul Raphaelson
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A stunning photography book about the abandoned factory, its history, and the surreal interior during its final days standing.
Backers: 475
Average Pledge Per Backer: $78

Funded: $36,849 of $7,400
Dates: Jun 26th -> Jul 30th (35 days)
Project By: Paul Raphaelson
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Latest News

New Reward: 5 books for $350

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We've received requests from people who would like more than one or two. You have until Thursday at 4pm to change your pledge to this.  Thank you everyone!  (Read More)

A third desktop wallpaper now available to all backers.

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
From the middle of the East River Thanks again everyone. We're just five days from the end ... please share the project with anyone who might love it.  Just right-click (or option-click or alt-click) to download the image. Pick the closest size for... (Read More)

A second wallpaper now available to all backers

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
More thanks to everyone. You might like this if you prefer a more dangerous desktop. Click to download. More images coming soon.  (Read More)

A Thank-You Gift

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

And a nice article by Samuel Blum in Brooklyn Magazine

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Beautiful Chaos: Inside the Domino Sugar Refinery Before It All Came Down http://www.bkmag.com/2015/07/07/beautiful-chaos-inside-the-domino-sugar-refinery-before-it-all-came-down/  (Read More)

Featured today in Architect Magazine!

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/exhibits-books-etc/a-look-inside-the-former-domino-sugar-refinery_o  (Read More)

Featured yesterday in the Daily Mail UK!

July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Inside the lost labyrinth of the world's biggest sugar factory: Incredible images of Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Refinery before it was destroyed... (Read More)

Would you like larger quantities?

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We received a suggestion that people might want to buy books in quantities of five or ten. If this interests you, please write, by private message or in the comments. I'll be happy to add a reward category if there's demand. Thank you again for the... (Read More)

The Domino Sugar Factory May Rise Again as a Book

July 1st - via: animalnewyork.com
Photographer Paul Raphaelson, whose images of urban landscapes have been housed in collections at the Museum of the City of New York and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among other places, was the last lensman given access to the Domino Sugar Factory before it was demolished last year. (Read More)

Kickstarter Success!

June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all of you we cleared the big hurdle: $7400 in just six days!  THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! This means the book will be made, and you'll get your rewards. This money will pay our photography editor and our writer/historian, and for the... (Read More)

Last Photographer Allowed in Domino Factory to Publish Book

June 29th - via: ny.curbed.com
Last year, we featured some of the incredible pictures taken by Paul Raphaelson, the last photographer given access to Williamsburg's Domino Sugar Refinery before its demolition. Now, the Commercial Observer reports, Raphaelson, as promised, is taking those photos and Kickstarting them into a book. (Read More)

Thank you everyone for the tremendous 1st Day!

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We raised more than I could have hoped for in our first 24 hours. Thank you again for joining, and please spread the word to anyone else who might be excited about the project. Cheers,Paul  (Read More)

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