Tag: Demolition
Curbed has been documenting the year-long demolition of Roosevelt Island’s 900,000-square foot Goldwater Hospital, which recently wrapped up to make way for Cornell’s New York tech campus. On Tuesday, the site published a video chronicling the destruction of the 1939 building from start-to-finish. The first phase of construction is slated to finish in 2017, which […]
Ossining’s historic Brandreth Pill Factory was demolished without permit on Tuesday morning, according to a report from lohud.com. The abandoned factory had become somewhat of a graffiti hotspot in the last few years. Ossining is an easy two-hour train ride from NYC, close enough to attract dedicated artists and urban explorers, but far enough to […]
The months-long demolition project taking down the 132-year-old Domino Sugar Factory is almost complete. In April, ANIMAL explored the inside of the abandoned refinery, and in December we returned to observe the entrails of the building that at one point housed the largest sugar refinery in the world. The sight is surreal: the letters from […]
The backhoes are making quick work at 5 Pointz. Its been a week since construction workers first started tearing into the storied legal graffiti spot and they’ve already razed an entire rear section of the building (pictured above) nearest to the LIRR tracks. According to the Times Ledger, it took property owner Jerry Wolkoff about […]
5 Pointz, New York City’s “graffiti mecca,” is being demolished right now. This morning, a backhoe began tearing into the building that has served as a legal spot for aerosol artists for over two decades. In 2011, the property owner announced that he will be developing the site and transforming it into a massive condo complex. Last […]
