“A number of flickr people have taken photos of it” The Harte & Company tag.

It’s not just 19-century industrial sites that Greenpoint’s waterfront will lose thanks to recent rezoning and imminent construction of high-rise condos. This building is probably doomed too. According to the Municipal Art Society, it’s a rare (in NYC) example of streamlined moderne architecture from the 1930s. The building is an amazing assemblage of curves and boxes (and wonderful typography in that sign too).