The Domi­no Sug­ar Refin­ery in Williams­burg in Brook­lyn dates back to 1882. It was one of the biggest sug­ar refiner­ies, pro­duc­ing Domi­no brand sug­ar. A part of the build­ing was com­plete­ly burned down dur­ing a huge explo­sion in 1917 that also killed sev­er­al work­ers. The refin­ery stopped oper­a­tions in 2004. It is cur­rent­ly being rede­vel­oped.